ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE 5 MG TABLET
For 30 tablets
Pharmacies pay
$1.03 filed
30 × $0.03438 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
$5.43 filed
30 × $0.18107 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 “Zolpidem Tartrate*” / “Zolpidem Tartrate” 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
$6.18 estimated
$1.03 + $0.15 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $6.18
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
ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE 5 MG TABLET is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as zolpidem tartrate, under the trade name “Zolpidem”.
FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, coated”, “tablet” and “tablet, film coated” and its route as oral.
FDA lists 8 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Sandoz Inc, Major Pharmaceuticals and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited.
FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator and gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 15 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 14 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 $1.03 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.03438 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 tablets · NADAC explanation codes
The 8 labelers
| Labeler | NDCs | Pharmacies pay per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited | 4 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| Aurobindo Pharma Limited | 2 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| NorthStar Rx LLC | 2 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| Sandoz Inc | 2 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| ACI Healthcare USA, Inc | 1 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| American Health Packaging | 1 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| Chartwell RX, LLC | 1 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| Major Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
| Not listed as a package in the FDA directory | 1 | $0.03438 per EA filed |
All 15 NDCs, with labeler and price
- 00781-5317-01 · Sandoz Inc · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00781-5317-10 · Sandoz Inc · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 00904-6082-61 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 13668-0007-01 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 13668-0007-05 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 13668-0007-10 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 13668-0007-15 · Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 16714-0621-01 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 16714-0621-02 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60687-0838-01 · American Health Packaging · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60687-0838-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 62135-0778-90 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65862-0159-01 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 65862-0159-99 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 71093-0155-04 · ACI Healthcare USA, Inc · $0.03438 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
7 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name zolpidem tartrate with ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE 5 MG TABLET.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| AMBIEN 10 MG TABLET | $22.61381 per EA filed | $20.68217 per EA filed |
| AMBIEN CR 12.5 MG TABLET | $22.57257 per EA filed | $20.49514 per EA filed |
| EDLUAR 10 MG SL TABLET | $15.48392 per EA filed | $14.12608 per EA filed |
| ZOLPIDEM TART ER 6.25 MG TAB | $0.10153 per EA filed | $0.81168 per EA filed |
| ZOLPIDEM TART ER 12.5 MG TAB | $0.10925 per EA filed | $0.81168 per EA filed |
| ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE 5 MG TABLET this page | $0.03438 per EA filed | $0.18107 per EA filed |
| ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE 7.5 MG CAP | $7.93327 per EA filed | $0.18107 per EA filed |
| ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE 10 MG TABLET | $0.03958 per EA filed | $0.18107 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. 2026-09-23 · 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 15 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.03438 per EA filed.
Of the 9 other products in FDA’s gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator class priced per EA, 9 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is ZOLPIDEM TART 3.5 MG TABLET SL, at $5.79015 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Of the 7 other products in FDA’s gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist class priced per EA, 6 have a higher middle NADAC price and 1 a lower one. The one in the middle is BACLOFEN 5 MG TABLET, at $0.06798 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 $5.43 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.18107 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Zolpidem Tartrate*” and “Zolpidem Tartrate”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 7,548,054 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 30 tablets? 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 ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE 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 Zolpidem Tartrate* / Zolpidem Tartrate: 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. *: CMS says this average reflects multiple routes of administration, which may have different unit prices. All 28 NADAC NDCs the name join matched to it have an FDA route including ORAL. 1 of the 28 NDCs that point at this name is not listed in the FDA NDC Directory as a package of its own; its route was taken from FDA's record for the same product (labeler and product code).