Methylphenidate Capsule, Extended Release
Pricing Report NDC 0781-2362-01

View Wholesale Price per Unit, Acquisition Costs, and Historic Pricing Trends

Current Package Pricing Information

The current wholesale acquisition cost for Methylphenidate (NDC 0781-2362-01) is $1.87236 per EA. This benchmark price is based on the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) and has been effective since Jun 17, 2026.

As a a human prescription drug provided by Sandoz Inc, this medication is distributed in a 100 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE configuration. The pricing data is derived from C/I - Chain or Independent Pharmacy surveys, reflecting the actual invoice prices paid by community pharmacies to drug wholesalers.

NADAC Pricing Summary

NADAC pricing snapshot for this package NDC

Acquisition Cost
$1.87236
Per EA

Effective Date
Jun 17, 2026
Billable Units
100 EA
Estimated Package Price
$187.24
Data Status
As of Jul 08, 2026
C/I - Chain or Independent Pharmacy
Package NDC
Description
100 CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE
Pricing Methodology Explanation
The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
The CMS Covered Outpatient File drug category type of S/I/N (Single Source/Innovator/Non-Innovator) has not been applied. Most S/I drugs with the same strength, dosage form and route of administration were grouped together for the purpose of the NADAC calculation and N drugs were also grouped together. In some cases, however, in calculating a NADAC, the CMS S/I/N designation was not applied when the state Medicaid brand or generic payment practices for these drugs generally differed from the CMS Covered Outpatient File designation.

Historical Pricing Trends & Acquisition Cost Benchmarks

Since Jan 2016, the NADAC wholesale price for (NDC ) has moved within a range of $1.05955 to $7.04643 per EA. Over this 10 years and 5 months period, the pricing trend reflects the shifting acquisition costs reported by retail and chain pharmacies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The following interactive chart and historical table detail every recorded price adjustment based on these federal surveys.

Price Range
$1.0596 - $7.0464
Market Volatility
565.04% Variance
Latest Trend
0.02%
Date Unit Price Unit Source Method Rate
Jun 17, 2026 $1.87236 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 20, 2026 $1.87204 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 22, 2026 $1.82768 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 18, 2026 $1.91012 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 18, 2026 $1.99077 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 21, 2026 $2.03621 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 17, 2025 $1.96184 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 19, 2025 $1.87761 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 22, 2025 $1.86015 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 17, 2025 $1.85535 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 20, 2025 $1.88940 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 23, 2025 $1.85059 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 18, 2025 $1.85142 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 21, 2025 $2.09453 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 23, 2025 $2.54608 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 19, 2025 $3.06865 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 19, 2025 $2.88738 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 22, 2025 $2.43291 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 18, 2024 $2.33254 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 20, 2024 $1.72798 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 23, 2024 $3.18682 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 18, 2024 $3.15794 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 21, 2024 $2.94154 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 17, 2024 $1.83022 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 19, 2024 $1.66679 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 22, 2024 $1.75347 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 17, 2024 $2.39404 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 20, 2024 $3.28865 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 21, 2024 $3.05313 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 17, 2024 $2.32068 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 18, 2023 $1.80668 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 18, 2023 $1.80668 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 6G - Generic
Sep 20, 2023 $1.46167 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 23, 2023 $1.88910 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 19, 2023 $1.80495 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 26, 2023 $1.61827 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 3, 6G - Generic
Apr 26, 2023 $1.61827 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 6G - Generic
Apr 05, 2023 $1.24800 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 3, 6G - Generic
Apr 05, 2023 $1.24800 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 6G - Generic
Mar 22, 2023 $1.14364 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 22, 2023 $1.12830 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 18, 2023 $1.38090 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 21, 2022 $1.15360 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 23, 2022 $1.39411 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 19, 2022 $1.45264 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 21, 2022 $1.22020 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 17, 2022 $1.27360 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 20, 2022 $1.66928 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 22, 2022 $1.95523 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 18, 2022 $1.45877 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 13, 2022 $1.42199 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 3, 6G - Generic
Apr 13, 2022 $1.42199 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 6G - Generic
Mar 23, 2022 $1.22563 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 23, 2022 $1.86960 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 19, 2022 $1.36566 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 17, 2021 $1.36207 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 17, 2021 $1.36207 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 6G - Generic
Oct 20, 2021 $1.42038 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 22, 2021 $1.05955 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 18, 2021 $1.39536 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 21, 2021 $1.42348 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 23, 2021 $1.43738 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 19, 2021 $1.46308 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 21, 2021 $1.34015 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 17, 2021 $2.38099 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 17, 2021 $1.50681 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 20, 2021 $1.64939 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 23, 2020 $1.93018 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 18, 2020 $2.28205 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 21, 2020 $2.47249 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 23, 2020 $1.58724 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 19, 2020 $1.83334 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 22, 2020 $1.82576 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 17, 2020 $1.63823 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 20, 2020 $1.62830 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 19, 2020 $2.51295 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 19, 2020 $2.51295 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 6G - Generic
Jan 22, 2020 $2.53999 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 18, 2019 $4.04056 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 20, 2019 $3.50009 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 23, 2019 $3.46985 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 18, 2019 $2.60171 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 21, 2019 $3.52945 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 17, 2019 $3.45966 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 19, 2019 $3.38122 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 22, 2019 $3.32336 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 17, 2019 $3.67978 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 20, 2019 $3.31913 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 20, 2019 $3.36983 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 23, 2019 $3.41818 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 19, 2018 $3.02848 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 21, 2018 $3.05513 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 17, 2018 $3.64800 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 19, 2018 $3.82009 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 22, 2018 $3.98040 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 18, 2018 $3.86355 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 20, 2018 $3.54757 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 23, 2018 $3.88959 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 18, 2018 $3.78445 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 21, 2018 $3.96314 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 21, 2018 $4.02787 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 17, 2018 $3.89104 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 20, 2017 $4.07634 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 22, 2017 $3.90938 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 18, 2017 $3.82699 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 20, 2017 $3.81776 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 23, 2017 $3.96139 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 19, 2017 $3.92850 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 21, 2017 $3.94826 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 17, 2017 $4.37948 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 19, 2017 $4.28849 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 22, 2017 $4.35518 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Feb 22, 2017 $4.02932 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 18, 2017 $4.05065 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Dec 21, 2016 $4.28976 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Nov 23, 2016 $4.29545 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Oct 19, 2016 $4.42313 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Sep 21, 2016 $4.34397 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Aug 17, 2016 $4.40036 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jul 20, 2016 $4.37388 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jun 22, 2016 $4.45024 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
May 18, 2016 $4.36532 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Apr 20, 2016 $4.43560 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Mar 23, 2016 $4.31396 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 20, 2016 $4.21931 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 20, 2016 $4.21931 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 6G - Generic
Jan 13, 2016 $4.62847 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 6G - Generic
Jan 06, 2016 $7.04643 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 2B - Brand

Pricing Methodology Legend

  • Code 1: The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
  • Code 2: The average acquisition cost of the most recent survey was within ± 2% of the current NADAC; therefore, the NADAC was carried forward from the previous file.
  • Code 3: The NADAC based on survey data has been adjusted to reflect changes in published pricing, or as a result of an inquiry to the help desk.
  • Code 4: The NADAC was carried forward from the previous file.
  • Code 6: The CMS Covered Outpatient File drug category type of S/I/N (Single Source/Innovator/Non-Innovator) has not been applied. Most S/I drugs with the same strength, dosage form and route of administration were grouped together for the purpose of the NADAC calculation and N drugs were also grouped together. In some cases, however, in calculating a NADAC, the CMS S/I/N designation was not applied when the state Medicaid brand or generic payment practices for these drugs generally differed from the CMS Covered Outpatient File designation.

Understanding NADAC Pricing Data

The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This data is derived from random monthly surveys of more than 60,000 pharmacies across all 50 states.


Important Price Distinction:

The prices listed on this page represent the wholesale invoice price paid by pharmacies to acquire the drug. This is NOT the retail price paid by consumers at the pharmacy counter. Final patient costs typically include pharmacy markups, professional dispensing fees, and insurance adjustments.

NADAC Pricing Data Last Updated on: July 08, 2026