What does your medication really cost?
Most Americans overpay for generic drugs by 700% or more. We show you the actual wholesale cost, straight from federal data.
Powered by NADAC — the federal wholesale price benchmark
1,681
Drugs Tracked
700%
Avg. Retail Markup
15
Partner Prices
The markup is real.
Generic drugs cost pharmacies pennies per pill. Here's what the data shows.
Sodium Chloride
0.9% Solution
Wholesale
$0.06
Typical Retail
~$15
Gavilyte-c
Unknown Solution
Wholesale
$0.11
Typical Retail
~$15
Lactated Ringers
Unknown Injection
Wholesale
$0.11
Typical Retail
~$15
Lactated Ringers 1
000 ML Other
Wholesale
$0.11
Typical Retail
~$15
Gavilyte-g
Unknown Solution
Wholesale
$0.14
Typical Retail
~$15
Peg-3350 And Electrolytes Soln
Unknown Other
Wholesale
$0.14
Typical Retail
~$15
Where does the money go?
1
Manufacturing
Generic drugs cost pennies to manufacture. The active ingredients are off-patent and widely produced.
2
Middlemen
Wholesalers, PBMs, and pharmacy chains each add markup. The supply chain inflates costs at every step.
3
What You Pay
By the time you pick up your prescription, the price has been marked up 700% or more from wholesale.