QC GENTLE LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TAB
FDA nonproprietary name: bisacodyl
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$1.32 filed
30 × $0.04406 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$6.52 estimated
$1.32 + $0.20 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $6.52
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
QC GENTLE LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TAB is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as bisacodyl, under the trade name “Gentle Laxative”.
FDA gives its dosage form as tablet, delayed release and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Chain Drug Marketing Association, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Stimulant Laxative.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 83324-0033-30.
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $1.32 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.04406 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
- 83324-0033-30 · Chain Drug Marketing Association, Inc. · $0.04406 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
13 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name bisacodyl with QC GENTLE LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TAB.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| BISACODYL 10 MG SUPPOSITORY | $0.3197 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| BISACODYL EC 5 MG TABLET | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| FLEET BISACODYL 10 MG ENEMA | $0.06458 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| FT GENTLE LAXATIVE 10 MG SUPP | $0.3197 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| FT LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TABLET | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| GENTLE LAXATIVE 10 MG SUPPOSIT | $0.3197 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| GENTLE LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TABLET | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| GNP GENTLE LAXATIVE 10 MG SUPP | $0.3197 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| GNP GENTLE LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TB | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TABLET | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| PROCTOZONE-B 10 MG SUPPOSITORY | $0.3197 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| QC GENTLE LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TAB this page | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| QC LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TABLET | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| WOMEN'S GENTLE LAX EC 5 MG TAB | $0.04406 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-08-19, 2026-09-23, 2026-09-30 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $0.04406 per EA filed.
Of the 12 other products in FDA’s Stimulant Laxative class priced per EA, 5 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one; 7 have the same. The one in the middle is QC LAXATIVE EC 5 MG TABLET, at $0.04406 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
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.