Tablets — Drug Prices & Cost Comparison

Oral tablet medications. 32 medications tracked with $85.2B in total Medicare spending.

Drugs

$85.2B

Medicare Spending

$3,987.75

Avg Cost/Claim

Have Generics

Tablets Capsules Injections Solutions

Tablets — Ranked by Medicare Spending

#	Drug	Generic Name	Cost/Claim	Medicare Spending	YoY Change	Generic?
1	Imbruvica	Ibrutinib	$10,445.00	$5.7B	-8.7%	Yes
2	Stelara	Ustekinumab	$7,763.00	$5.6B	+6.3%	Yes
3	Ozempic	Semaglutide	$685.00	$5.0B	+72.5%	No
4	Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	$379.00	$4.8B	+18.3%	No
5	Ibrance	Palbociclib	$10,816.00	$4.5B	-5.6%	Yes
6	Dupixent	Dupilumab	$2,819.00	$4.4B	+35.2%	No
7	Trulicity	Dulaglutide	$473.00	$4.2B	-4.8%	No
8	Xtandi	Enzalutamide	$9,331.00	$4.1B	+9.4%	Yes
9	Jardiance	Empagliflozin	$210.00	$3.9B	+22.7%	Yes
10	Biktarvy	Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/TAF	$3,746.00	$3.8B	+12.8%	No
11	Cosentyx	Secukinumab	$3,616.00	$3.1B	+8.9%	Yes
12	Farxiga	Dapagliflozin	$266.00	$3.0B	+31.5%	Yes
13	Januvia	Sitagliptin	$219.00	$2.7B	-12.3%	No
14	Jakafi	Ruxolitinib	$11,432.00	$2.7B	+11.2%	No
15	Repatha	Evolocumab	$757.00	$2.6B	+24.6%	No
16	Skyrizi	Risankizumab	$4,475.00	$2.3B	+42.8%	No
17	Wegovy	Semaglutide (weight)	$820.00	$2.3B	+185.6%	Yes
18	Rinvoq	Upadacitinib	$3,498.00	$2.3B	+56.3%	No
19	Venclexta	Venetoclax	$6,784.00	$2.2B	+18.9%	No
20	Tagrisso	Osimertinib	$11,591.00	$2.2B	+14.5%	No
21	Otezla	Apremilast	$1,873.00	$2.1B	-2.1%	Yes
22	Nucala	Mepolizumab	$2,720.00	$1.5B	+12.4%	Yes
23	Latuda	Lurasidone	$300.00	$1.4B	-32.5%	Yes
24	Vyvanse	Lisdexamfetamine	$238.00	$1.3B	-18.4%	Yes
25	Aubagio	Teriflunomide	$3,363.00	$1.3B	-5.6%	Yes
26	Harvoni	Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir	$24,958.00	$1.2B	-38.2%	No
27	Trintellix	Vortioxetine	$278.00	$1.1B	+7.8%	No
28	Fasenra	Benralizumab	$2,836.00	$987.0M	+18.6%	No
29	Praluent	Alirocumab	$706.00	$876.0M	+15.3%	Yes
30	Levemir	Insulin Detemir	$167.00	$812.0M	-24.6%	Yes
31	Crestor	Rosuvastatin	$28.00	$698.0M	-48.2%	Yes
32	Lipitor	Atorvastatin	$16.00	$456.0M	-56.3%	Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

Medicare Part D tracks 32 tablets with combined spending of $85.2B. The average cost per claim is $3,987.75.

Tablets are generally the most affordable dosage form because they are the easiest and cheapest to manufacture.

All pricing and spending data comes from the CMS Medicare Part D Drug Spending Dashboard. Dosage form classifications come from the FDA Orange Book and drug labels.