QC COLD-FLU SEVERE CAPLET

What it is

QC COLD-FLU SEVERE CAPLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as acetaminophen, dextromethorphan hydrobromide, guaifenesin, and phenylephrine hydrochloride, under the trade name “Cold plus Flu Severe”.

FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, coated and its route as oral.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION, INC.

FDA lists it under 4 Established Pharmacologic Classes: alpha-1 Adrenergic Agonist, Expectorant, Sigma-1 Agonist and Uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 83324-0111-24.

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $3.96 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.13211 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

What NADAC measures · Why 30 tablets · NADAC explanation codes

The NDC

• 83324-0111-24 · CHAIN DRUG MARKETING ASSOCIATION, INC. · $0.13211 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name acetaminophen, dextromethorphan hydrobromide, guaifenesin, and phenylephrine hydrochloride with QC COLD-FLU SEVERE CAPLET.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Compared with its class

Its NADAC price is $0.13211 per EA filed.

Of the 47 other products in FDA’s alpha-1 Adrenergic Agonist class priced per EA, 10 have a higher middle NADAC price and 30 a lower one; 7 have the same. The one in the middle is QC COLD HEAD CONGST SEVR CPLT, at $0.11111 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 68 other products in FDA’s Expectorant class priced per EA, 33 have a higher middle NADAC price and 28 a lower one; 7 have the same. The one in the middle is QC MUCUS RLF SINUS PAIN COUGH, at $0.13211 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 46 other products in FDA’s Sigma-1 Agonist class priced per EA, 16 have a higher middle NADAC price and 23 a lower one; 7 have the same. The one in the middle is DAYTIME COLD-FLU RELIEF SFTGL, at $0.13116 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 46 other products in FDA’s Uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist class priced per EA, 16 have a higher middle NADAC price and 23 a lower one; 7 have the same. The one in the middle is DAYTIME COLD-FLU RELIEF SFTGL, at $0.13116 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

We don’t know yet; the card above says why.

Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched

What to ask at the counter

None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.

• What is your cash price for 30 tablets? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• It is sold over the counter, so shelf prices vary from store to store: what does it cost per unit here?
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.