Cephalexin
Pricing Report NDC 61442-202-02

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

Current Package Pricing Information

This product is EXCLUDED from the official NDC directory because the listing data was inactivated by the FDA.

The latest wholesale acquisition cost for Cephalexin (NDC 61442-202-02) is $0.11232 per ML. This benchmark price is based on the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) and has been effective since Oct 18, 2017.

As a provided by Carlsbad Technology, Inc., this medication is distributed in a 24 BOTTLE in 1 BOX / 200 mL 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
$0.11232
Per ML

Effective Date
Oct 18, 2017
Data Status
As of Nov 08, 2017
C/I - Chain or Independent Pharmacy
Package NDC
Description
24 BOTTLE in 1 BOX / 200 mL in 1 BOTTLE
Pricing Methodology Explanation
The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
The NADAC was calculated based on package size.

Historical Pricing Trends & Acquisition Cost Benchmarks

Since Nov 2013, the NADAC wholesale price for (NDC ) has moved within a range of $0.05194 to $0.19315 per ML. Over this 3 years and 10 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
$0.0519 - $0.1932
Market Volatility
271.87% Variance
Latest Trend
2.58%
Date Unit Price Unit Source Method Rate
Oct 18, 2017 $0.13990 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 18, 2017 $0.11232 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 20, 2017 $0.14360 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 20, 2017 $0.11270 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 23, 2017 $0.14717 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 23, 2017 $0.11957 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 19, 2017 $0.14864 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 19, 2017 $0.12131 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 21, 2017 $0.15108 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 21, 2017 $0.11552 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 17, 2017 $0.15081 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 17, 2017 $0.12807 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 19, 2017 $0.14689 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 19, 2017 $0.11663 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 22, 2017 $0.14955 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 22, 2017 $0.12523 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 22, 2017 $0.15451 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 22, 2017 $0.12697 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 18, 2017 $0.16245 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 18, 2017 $0.12819 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 21, 2016 $0.16720 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 21, 2016 $0.13529 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 23, 2016 $0.16357 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 23, 2016 $0.11429 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 19, 2016 $0.15721 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 19, 2016 $0.12445 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 21, 2016 $0.16737 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 21, 2016 $0.13251 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 17, 2016 $0.17259 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 17, 2016 $0.13241 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 20, 2016 $0.17038 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 20, 2016 $0.13498 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 22, 2016 $0.16605 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 22, 2016 $0.13340 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 18, 2016 $0.16464 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 18, 2016 $0.13594 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 20, 2016 $0.17357 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 20, 2016 $0.13865 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 23, 2016 $0.17221 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 23, 2016 $0.13693 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 17, 2016 $0.17042 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 17, 2016 $0.13335 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 20, 2016 $0.17528 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 20, 2016 $0.13588 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 23, 2015 $0.17122 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 23, 2015 $0.13815 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 18, 2015 $0.17315 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 18, 2015 $0.13873 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 21, 2015 $0.17119 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 21, 2015 $0.14114 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 23, 2015 $0.17479 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 23, 2015 $0.13440 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 19, 2015 $0.17113 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 19, 2015 $0.13649 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 22, 2015 $0.17484 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 22, 2015 $0.14635 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 17, 2015 $0.17504 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 17, 2015 $0.14294 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 20, 2015 $0.17820 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 20, 2015 $0.14488 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 22, 2015 $0.17888 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 22, 2015 $0.14541 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 18, 2015 $0.17947 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 18, 2015 $0.14231 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 18, 2015 $0.17837 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 18, 2015 $0.13751 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 21, 2015 $0.17633 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 21, 2015 $0.13831 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 17, 2014 $0.18359 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 17, 2014 $0.13720 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 19, 2014 $0.17933 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 19, 2014 $0.14061 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 22, 2014 $0.18126 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 22, 2014 $0.14099 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 17, 2014 $0.18369 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 17, 2014 $0.13993 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 20, 2014 $0.19055 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 20, 2014 $0.15516 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 23, 2014 $0.19315 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 23, 2014 $0.15496 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 18, 2014 $0.17316 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 18, 2014 $0.15435 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 21, 2014 $0.05387 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 21, 2014 $0.05559 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 23, 2014 $0.05306 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 23, 2014 $0.05595 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 19, 2014 $0.05506 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 19, 2014 $0.05641 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 19, 2014 $0.05323 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 19, 2014 $0.05805 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 22, 2014 $0.05753 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 22, 2014 $0.05719 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 18, 2013 $0.05194 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 18, 2013 $0.05440 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 21, 2013 $0.05221 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 21, 2013 $0.05260 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic

Pricing Methodology Legend

  • Code 1: The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
  • Code 5: The NADAC was calculated based on package size.

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