Metformin Hydrochloride Tablet, Extended Release
Pricing Report NDC 33342-240-11

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

Current Package Pricing Information

The latest wholesale acquisition cost for Metformin Hydrochloride (NDC 33342-240-11) is $0.05450 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
$0.05450
Per EA

Effective Date
Apr 23, 2025
Billable Units
100 EA
Estimated Package Price
$5.45
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 $0.05450 to $0.09417 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
$0.0545 - $0.0942
Market Volatility
72.79% Variance
Latest Trend
3.25%
Date Unit Price Unit Source Method Rate
Apr 23, 2025 $0.05450 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 19, 2025 $0.05633 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 19, 2025 $0.05636 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 22, 2025 $0.05745 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 18, 2024 $0.06044 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 20, 2024 $0.05697 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 23, 2024 $0.06869 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 18, 2024 $0.07312 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 21, 2024 $0.06582 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 17, 2024 $0.05465 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 19, 2024 $0.06899 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 22, 2024 $0.06275 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 17, 2024 $0.05968 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 20, 2024 $0.06766 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 21, 2024 $0.06675 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 17, 2024 $0.07074 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 20, 2023 $0.06373 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 22, 2023 $0.06518 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 18, 2023 $0.06777 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 20, 2023 $0.06457 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 23, 2023 $0.06512 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 19, 2023 $0.06563 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 21, 2023 $0.06262 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 17, 2023 $0.06759 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 19, 2023 $0.06222 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 22, 2023 $0.06681 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 22, 2023 $0.07692 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 18, 2023 $0.06168 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 21, 2022 $0.06289 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 23, 2022 $0.06913 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 19, 2022 $0.06041 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 21, 2022 $0.07223 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 17, 2022 $0.07259 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 20, 2022 $0.06911 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 22, 2022 $0.07786 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 18, 2022 $0.07922 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 20, 2022 $0.08833 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 23, 2022 $0.09354 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 23, 2022 $0.08617 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 19, 2022 $0.08035 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 22, 2021 $0.07611 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 17, 2021 $0.08558 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 20, 2021 $0.08153 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 22, 2021 $0.09196 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 18, 2021 $0.08905 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 21, 2021 $0.09024 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 23, 2021 $0.08094 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 19, 2021 $0.09380 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 21, 2021 $0.09408 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 17, 2021 $0.08557 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 17, 2021 $0.08761 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 20, 2021 $0.09417 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 23, 2020 $0.09218 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 18, 2020 $0.07288 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 21, 2020 $0.06112 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 23, 2020 $0.05551 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 19, 2020 $0.06541 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 22, 2020 $0.05535 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 17, 2020 $0.05729 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 20, 2020 $0.05633 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 22, 2020 $0.05639 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 18, 2020 $0.06166 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 19, 2020 $0.06232 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 22, 2020 $0.05534 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 18, 2019 $0.05705 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 20, 2019 $0.06217 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 23, 2019 $0.06131 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 18, 2019 $0.05864 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 21, 2019 $0.06854 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 17, 2019 $0.06420 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 19, 2019 $0.06891 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 22, 2019 $0.07788 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 17, 2019 $0.07768 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 20, 2019 $0.08369 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 20, 2019 $0.07844 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 23, 2019 $0.08121 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 19, 2018 $0.07916 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 21, 2018 $0.06488 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 17, 2018 $0.05983 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 19, 2018 $0.05902 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 22, 2018 $0.06078 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 18, 2018 $0.06165 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 20, 2018 $0.06253 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 23, 2018 $0.06897 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 18, 2018 $0.06399 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 21, 2018 $0.07056 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 21, 2018 $0.07524 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 17, 2018 $0.06562 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 20, 2017 $0.07058 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 13, 2017 $0.07521 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: July 08, 2026