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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

RELAFEN DS 1,000 MG TABLET

FDA nonproprietary name: nabumetone

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$950.00 filed

30 × $31.66667 per EA

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-06-17 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D paid

$1,566.72 filed

30 × $52.22414 per EA, Part D average

Medicare's price is not your price.

Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18


The spread

1.6× estimated

Medicare paid 1.6× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Relafen Ds” / “Nabumetone” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.

OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-06-17 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)

Cost-plus estimate

$1,097.50 estimated

$950.00 + $142.50 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $1,097.50

This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. How it is worked out

OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-06-17 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

RELAFEN DS 1,000 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as nabumetone, under the trade name “RELAFEN DS”.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Carwin Pharmaceutical Associates, LLC.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it in its brand rate-setting class B-ANDA, and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $950.00 for 30 tablets (30 × $31.66667 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-06-17. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.

NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 4, carried forward from the previous file; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.

The NADAC of all 2 NDCs was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: those prices took effect on 2026-06-17. The file is new; the price is not.

All 2 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name nabumetone with RELAFEN DS 1,000 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
NABUMETONE 500 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.12816 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.22907 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
NABUMETONE 750 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.18332 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.22907 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
RELAFEN DS 1,000 MG TABLET this page
brand · tablet
$31.66667 per EA filed
eff. 2026-06-17
$52.22414 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average

Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-06-17, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18

Compared with its class

The middle of its 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $31.66667 per EA filed.

Of the 154 other products in FDA’s Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class priced per EA, 1 has a higher middle NADAC price and 153 a lower one. The one in the middle is INDOMETHACIN 25 MG CAPSULE, at $0.09341 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. 2026-06-17, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $1,566.72 for 30 tablets, at an average of $52.22414 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Relafen Ds” and “Nabumetone”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 610 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

Medicare's price is not your price.

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.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for RELAFEN DS 1,000 MG TABLET labelled estimated?
Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Relafen Ds / Nabumetone: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on brand name.