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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

SERTRALINE HCL 25 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$0.87 filed

30 × $0.02884 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 Part D paid

$4.62 filed

30 × $0.15393 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

5.3× estimated

Medicare paid 5.3× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Sertraline HCl” 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. 2026-09-23 (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

$6.00 estimated

$0.87 + $0.13 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $6.00

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)

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What it is

SERTRALINE HCL 25 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “sertraline” and “sertraline hydrochloride”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

FDA lists 11 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Major Pharmaceuticals, NorthStar Rx LLC and Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 40 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 31 of them.

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $0.87 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.02884 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.

The 11 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.6$0.02884 per EA filed
Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.4$0.02884 per EA filed
NorthStar Rx LLC4$0.02884 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited3$0.02884 per EA filed
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3$0.02884 per EA filed
Cipla USA Inc.3$0.02884 per EA filed
Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc.3$0.02884 per EA filed
AvPAK2$0.02884 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.02884 per EA filed
Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC1$0.02884 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.02884 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory9$0.02884 per EA filed
All 40 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00904-6924-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0611-01 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0611-04 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0611-05 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0611-06 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 23155-0757-03 · Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 23155-0757-05 · Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 23155-0757-09 · Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0145-05 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0145-30 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 31722-0145-90 · Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0768-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0768-15 · AvPAK · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0823-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0823-15 · AvPAK · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0231-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0231-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0011-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0011-05 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0011-30 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68180-0351-03 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68180-0351-06 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68180-0351-09 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68180-0978-01 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68180-0978-02 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68180-0978-03 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68645-0521-54 · Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0833-02 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0833-05 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0833-12 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70010-0203-03 · Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70010-0203-05 · Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70010-0203-09 · Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 70010-0203-10 · Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0212-01 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0212-05 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0212-18 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0212-30 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0212-60 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0212-90 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.02884 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

8 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with SERTRALINE HCL 25 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
SERTRALINE 20 MG/ML ORAL CONC
generic · solution / solution, concentrate
$0.36502 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
SERTRALINE 150 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$1.2507 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15393 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
SERTRALINE 200 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$1.73616 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15393 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
SERTRALINE HCL 25 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.02884 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15393 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
SERTRALINE HCL 50 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.03479 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15393 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
SERTRALINE HCL 100 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.05074 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.15393 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ZOLOFT 25 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$15.17086 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$13.81237 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ZOLOFT 50 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$14.90731 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$13.81237 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ZOLOFT 100 MG TABLET
brand · tablet, film coated
$14.94336 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$13.81237 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. 2026-09-23 · 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 40 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.02884 per EA filed.

Of the 58 other products in FDA’s Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor class priced per EA, 57 have a higher middle NADAC price and 1 a lower one. The one in the middle is TRAZODONE 300 MG TABLET, at $0.49767 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

Medicare Part D paid $4.62 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.15393 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Sertraline HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 16,148,462 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 SERTRALINE HCL 25 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 Sertraline HCl / Sertraline HCl: 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 generic name. 136 of 140 NADAC NDCs joined to this name are priced per EA (4 per ML): CMS's average mixes those units.