OpenBilldrug price receipt

NADAC week of 2026-10-14

TRIHEXYPHENIDYL 5 MG TABLET

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$3.57 filed

30 × $0.1191 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

$4.89 filed

30 × $0.16303 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

1.4× estimated

Medicare paid 1.4× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Trihexyphenidyl 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

$9.11 estimated

$3.57 + $0.54 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $9.11

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

TRIHEXYPHENIDYL 5 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride.

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

Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Actavis Pharma, Inc. and Novitium Pharma LLC.

FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 6 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 4 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 $3.57 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.1191 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.

All 6 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride with TRIHEXYPHENIDYL 5 MG TABLET.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
TRIHEXYPHENIDYL 2 MG TABLET
generic · tablet
$0.08838 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.16303 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
TRIHEXYPHENIDYL 5 MG TABLET this page
generic · tablet
$0.1191 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.16303 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

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $4.89 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.16303 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Trihexyphenidyl HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 207,570 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 TRIHEXYPHENIDYL 5 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 Trihexyphenidyl HCl / Trihexyphenidyl 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.