Metformin Hydrochloride Tablet, Extended Release
Pricing Report NDC 33342-239-11

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

Current Package Pricing Information

The latest wholesale acquisition cost for Metformin Hydrochloride (NDC 33342-239-11) is $0.02980 per EA. This benchmark price is based on the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) and has been effective since Apr 23, 2025.

As a a human prescription drug provided by Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited, this medication is distributed in a 100 TABLET, 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
$0.02980
Per EA

Effective Date
Apr 23, 2025
Billable Units
100 EA
Estimated Package Price
$2.98
Data Status
As of May 14, 2025
C/I - Chain or Independent Pharmacy
Package NDC
Description
100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE
Pricing Methodology Explanation
The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

Historical Pricing Trends & Acquisition Cost Benchmarks

Since Dec 2017, the NADAC wholesale price for (NDC ) has moved within a range of $0.02380 to $0.04445 per EA. Over this 7 years and 4 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
$0.0238 - $0.0445
Market Volatility
86.76% Variance
Latest Trend
0.43%
Date Unit Price Unit Source Method Rate
Apr 23, 2025 $0.02980 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 19, 2025 $0.02993 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 19, 2025 $0.02863 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 22, 2025 $0.02667 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 18, 2024 $0.02708 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 20, 2024 $0.02380 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 23, 2024 $0.03136 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 18, 2024 $0.03219 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 21, 2024 $0.03174 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 17, 2024 $0.02714 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 19, 2024 $0.03187 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 22, 2024 $0.02779 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 17, 2024 $0.02813 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 20, 2024 $0.03266 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 21, 2024 $0.03118 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 17, 2024 $0.03220 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 20, 2023 $0.03245 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 22, 2023 $0.03244 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 18, 2023 $0.03299 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 20, 2023 $0.03126 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 23, 2023 $0.03195 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 19, 2023 $0.03127 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 21, 2023 $0.03204 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 17, 2023 $0.03133 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 19, 2023 $0.03073 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 22, 2023 $0.03449 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 22, 2023 $0.04154 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 18, 2023 $0.03218 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 21, 2022 $0.03982 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 23, 2022 $0.03770 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 19, 2022 $0.04445 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 21, 2022 $0.03881 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 17, 2022 $0.03780 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 20, 2022 $0.04331 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 22, 2022 $0.03713 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 18, 2022 $0.03700 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 20, 2022 $0.03532 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 23, 2022 $0.03646 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 23, 2022 $0.03653 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 19, 2022 $0.03574 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 22, 2021 $0.03571 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 17, 2021 $0.03672 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 20, 2021 $0.03807 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 22, 2021 $0.03644 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 18, 2021 $0.03717 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 21, 2021 $0.03747 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 23, 2021 $0.03816 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 19, 2021 $0.03665 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 21, 2021 $0.03724 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 17, 2021 $0.03518 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 17, 2021 $0.03609 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 20, 2021 $0.03479 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 23, 2020 $0.03614 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 18, 2020 $0.03421 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 21, 2020 $0.03384 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 23, 2020 $0.03510 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 19, 2020 $0.03400 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 22, 2020 $0.03420 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 17, 2020 $0.03717 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 20, 2020 $0.03745 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 22, 2020 $0.03558 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 18, 2020 $0.03556 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 19, 2020 $0.03427 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 22, 2020 $0.03305 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 18, 2019 $0.03441 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 20, 2019 $0.03453 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 23, 2019 $0.03555 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 18, 2019 $0.03696 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 21, 2019 $0.03834 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 17, 2019 $0.04029 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 19, 2019 $0.04043 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 22, 2019 $0.04030 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 17, 2019 $0.03712 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 20, 2019 $0.03774 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 20, 2019 $0.03768 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 23, 2019 $0.03884 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 19, 2018 $0.03863 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 21, 2018 $0.03085 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 17, 2018 $0.03059 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 19, 2018 $0.03301 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 22, 2018 $0.03049 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 18, 2018 $0.03050 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 20, 2018 $0.03079 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 23, 2018 $0.03153 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 18, 2018 $0.03056 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 21, 2018 $0.03582 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 21, 2018 $0.03822 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 17, 2018 $0.02988 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 20, 2017 $0.03290 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 13, 2017 $0.03641 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic

Pricing Methodology Legend

  • Code 1: The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

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: June 17, 2026