Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Tablet
Pricing Report NDC 43386-574-01

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

Current Package Pricing Information

The latest wholesale acquisition cost for Methylphenidate Hydrochloride (NDC 43386-574-01) is $0.13740 per EA. This benchmark price is based on the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) and has been effective since Apr 17, 2024.

As a a human prescription drug provided by Lupin Pharmaceuticals,inc., this medication is distributed in a 100 TABLET 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
$0.13740
Per EA

Effective Date
Apr 17, 2024
Billable Units
100 EA
Estimated Package Price
$13.74
Data Status
As of May 08, 2024
C/I - Chain or Independent Pharmacy
Package NDC
Description
100 TABLET 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 Mar 2016, the NADAC wholesale price for (NDC ) has moved within a range of $0.11912 to $0.63497 per EA. Over this 8 years and 1 month 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
$0.1191 - $0.6350
Market Volatility
433.05% Variance
Latest Trend
6.56%
Date Unit Price Unit Source Method Rate
Apr 17, 2024 $0.13740 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 20, 2024 $0.14704 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 21, 2024 $0.14299 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 17, 2024 $0.13731 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 20, 2023 $0.14553 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 22, 2023 $0.15933 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 18, 2023 $0.14999 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 20, 2023 $0.11912 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 23, 2023 $0.14326 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 19, 2023 $0.14512 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 21, 2023 $0.13587 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 17, 2023 $0.13168 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 19, 2023 $0.11986 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 22, 2023 $0.12037 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 22, 2023 $0.12267 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 18, 2023 $0.15162 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 21, 2022 $0.13594 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 23, 2022 $0.13170 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 19, 2022 $0.14715 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 21, 2022 $0.14990 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 17, 2022 $0.13831 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 20, 2022 $0.13918 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 22, 2022 $0.14048 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 18, 2022 $0.15207 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 20, 2022 $0.16134 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 23, 2022 $0.15766 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 23, 2022 $0.14412 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 19, 2022 $0.15973 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 22, 2021 $0.14025 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 17, 2021 $0.14564 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 20, 2021 $0.15845 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 22, 2021 $0.16119 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 18, 2021 $0.16733 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 21, 2021 $0.15369 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 23, 2021 $0.14532 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 19, 2021 $0.18708 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 21, 2021 $0.17257 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 17, 2021 $0.16701 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 17, 2021 $0.18860 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 20, 2021 $0.19941 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 23, 2020 $0.19277 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 18, 2020 $0.21027 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 21, 2020 $0.20881 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 23, 2020 $0.18403 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 19, 2020 $0.19252 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 22, 2020 $0.20379 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 17, 2020 $0.19052 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 20, 2020 $0.19229 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 22, 2020 $0.19965 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 18, 2020 $0.20953 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 19, 2020 $0.18923 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 22, 2020 $0.19300 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 18, 2019 $0.19530 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 20, 2019 $0.19945 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 18, 2019 $0.19032 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 18, 2019 $0.19032 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4G - Generic
Aug 21, 2019 $0.19122 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 17, 2019 $0.20359 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 19, 2019 $0.22736 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 22, 2019 $0.20077 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 17, 2019 $0.19874 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 20, 2019 $0.21564 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 20, 2019 $0.22903 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 23, 2019 $0.22156 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 19, 2018 $0.19750 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 21, 2018 $0.22457 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 17, 2018 $0.22048 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 19, 2018 $0.22814 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 22, 2018 $0.26184 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 18, 2018 $0.22950 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 20, 2018 $0.24286 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 23, 2018 $0.29316 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 18, 2018 $0.32344 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 21, 2018 $0.38032 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 21, 2018 $0.38639 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 17, 2018 $0.35331 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 20, 2017 $0.41714 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 22, 2017 $0.44263 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 18, 2017 $0.47012 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 20, 2017 $0.51031 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 23, 2017 $0.46474 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 19, 2017 $0.50532 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 21, 2017 $0.52495 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 17, 2017 $0.54132 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 19, 2017 $0.50249 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 22, 2017 $0.51288 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Feb 22, 2017 $0.52385 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jan 18, 2017 $0.54434 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Dec 21, 2016 $0.54311 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Nov 23, 2016 $0.53211 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Oct 19, 2016 $0.56033 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Sep 21, 2016 $0.56249 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Aug 17, 2016 $0.60184 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jul 20, 2016 $0.58950 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Jun 22, 2016 $0.58425 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
May 18, 2016 $0.59580 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Apr 20, 2016 $0.63379 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 23, 2016 $0.63497 EAC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1G - Generic
Mar 09, 2016 $0.61623 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.
  • Code 4: The NADAC was carried forward from the previous file.

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