SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT 20 MG KT
FDA nonproprietary name: octreotide acetate
For 1 unit (EA)
Pharmacies pay
$4,588.55 filed
1 × $4,588.54686 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-07-08 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$5,143.25 filed
1 × $5,143.24868 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
1.1× estimated
Medicare paid 1.1× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Sandostatin Lar Depot” / “Octreotide Acetate,Mi-Spheres” 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. 2026-07-08 (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
$5,281.83 estimated
$4,588.55 + $688.28 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5,281.83
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. 2026-07-08 (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
SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT 20 MG KT is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as octreotide acetate, under the trade name “Sandostatin LAR Depot”.
FDA gives its dosage form as kit.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 00078-0818-81.
NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $4,588.55 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $4,588.54686 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-07-08. 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; 5, calculated based on package size.
This NDC’s NADAC was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: it took effect on 2026-07-08. The file is new; the price is not.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices
The NDC
- 00078-0818-81 · Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · $4,588.54686 per EA · eff. 2026-07-08 filed carried forward
Other strengths, forms and brands
6 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name octreotide acetate with SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT 20 MG KT.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| OCTREOTIDE 1,000 MCG/5 ML VIAL | $5.3404 per ML filed | $8.81304 per ML filed |
| OCTREOTIDE ACET 50 MCG/ML VIAL | $2.6422 per ML filed | $8.81304 per ML filed |
| OCTREOTIDE ACET 100 MCG/ML SYR | $5.24 per ML filed | $8.81304 per ML filed |
| OCTREOTIDE ACET 100 MCG/ML VL | $2.53458 per ML filed | $8.81304 per ML filed |
| SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT 10 MG KT | $3,523.02912 per EA filed | $5,143.24868 per EA filed |
| SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT 20 MG KT this page | $4,588.54686 per EA filed | $5,143.24868 per EA filed |
| SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT 30 MG KT | $6,948.084 per EA filed | $5,143.24868 per EA filed |
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. 2026-04-22, 2026-07-08, 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
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $5,143.25 for 1 unit (EA), at an average of $5,143.24868 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Sandostatin Lar Depot” and “Octreotide Acetate,Mi-Spheres”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 9,621 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 Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out
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 1 unit (EA)? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for SANDOSTATIN LAR DEPOT 20 MG KT 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 Sandostatin Lar Depot / Octreotide Acetate,Mi-Spheres: 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.
- Why does this page start at 1 unit (EA)?
- NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its NDC as dosage form “KIT” with no route. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and this is not one. NADAC’s EA for it may be the whole kit or one item in it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.