VALPROIC ACID 250 MG CAPSULE
For 30 capsules
Pharmacies pay
$7.28 filed
30 × $0.24262 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
$13.37 estimated
$7.28 + $1.09 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $13.37
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. 2026-09-23 (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
VALPROIC ACID 250 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as valproic acid, under the trade name “Valproic”.
FDA gives its dosage form as “capsule, liquid filled” and “capsule” and its route as oral.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Actavis Pharma, Inc., Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC and Bionpharma Inc.
FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Anti-epileptic Agent and Mood Stabilizer.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 NDCs (National Drug Codes).
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 $7.28 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.24262 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 capsules · NADAC explanation codes
All 3 NDCs
- 00591-4012-01 · Actavis Pharma, Inc. · $0.24262 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00832-0310-11 · Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC · $0.24262 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 69452-0150-20 · Bionpharma Inc. · $0.24262 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name valproic acid with VALPROIC ACID 250 MG CAPSULE.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| VALPROIC ACID 250 MG CAPSULE this page | $0.24262 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| VALPROIC ACID 250 MG/5 ML SOLN | $0.03316 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Compared with its class
The middle of its 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.24262 per EA filed.
Of the 85 other products in FDA’s Anti-epileptic Agent class priced per EA, 57 have a higher middle NADAC price and 28 a lower one. The one in the middle is PHENYTEK 200 MG CAPSULE, at $1.4026 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Of the 72 other products in FDA’s Mood Stabilizer class priced per EA, 48 have a higher middle NADAC price and 24 a lower one. The one in the middle is LAMOTRIGINE ODT 50 MG TABLET, at $1.27096 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 capsules? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic classes
Related in the same class
- LAMOTRIGINE 100 MG TABLET
- DEPAKOTE DR 125 MG SPRINKLE CP
- GABAPENTIN 600 MG TABLET
- PRIMIDONE 125 MG TABLET
- LITHIUM CARBONATE 150 MG CAP