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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

ZIPRASIDONE HCL 60 MG CAPSULE

For 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay

$9.42 filed

30 × $0.31396 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

$31.71 filed

30 × $1.05694 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

3.4× estimated

Medicare paid 3.4× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Ziprasidone 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

$15.83 estimated

$9.42 + $1.41 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $15.83

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. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)

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What it is

ZIPRASIDONE HCL 60 MG CAPSULE is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “ziprasidone”, “ziprasidone hcl” and “ziprasidone hydrochloride”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

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

FDA lists 10 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Major Pharmaceuticals, NorthStar Rx LLC and Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Atypical Antipsychotic.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 13 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 11 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 $9.42 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.31396 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 10 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Major Pharmaceuticals2$0.31396 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.31396 per EA filed
Apotex Corp.1$0.31396 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited1$0.31396 per EA filed
AvPAK1$0.31396 per EA filed
BluePoint Laboratories1$0.31396 per EA filed
Chartwell RX, LLC1$0.31396 per EA filed
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited1$0.31396 per EA filed
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited1$0.31396 per EA filed
NorthStar Rx LLC1$0.31396 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory2$0.31396 per EA filed
All 13 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00904-6271-08 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00904-6271-45 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0837-01 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 33342-0146-09 · Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0813-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 50268-0813-12 · AvPAK · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 55111-0258-60 · Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60505-2530-06 · Apotex Corp. · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0993-60 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0704-60 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68001-0452-06 · BluePoint Laboratories · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0105-09 · American Health Packaging · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 68084-0105-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.31396 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

4 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with ZIPRASIDONE HCL 60 MG CAPSULE.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
GEODON 80 MG CAPSULE
brand · capsule
$31.10811 per EA filed
eff. 2026-01-01 to 2026-06-03
We don’t know yet
ZIPRASIDONE HCL 20 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.2694 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.05694 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ZIPRASIDONE HCL 40 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.27223 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.05694 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ZIPRASIDONE HCL 60 MG CAPSULE this page
generic · capsule
$0.31396 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.05694 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
ZIPRASIDONE HCL 80 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule
$0.31567 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.05694 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. 2026-01-01, 2026-06-03, 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 13 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.31396 per EA filed.

Of the 130 other products in FDA’s Atypical Antipsychotic class priced per EA, 95 have a higher middle NADAC price and 35 a lower one. The one in the middle is CLOZAPINE ODT 100 MG TABLET, at $4.26464 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 $31.71 for 30 capsules, at an average of $1.05694 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Ziprasidone HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 634,457 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 ZIPRASIDONE HCL 60 MG CAPSULE 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 Ziprasidone HCl / Ziprasidone 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.