Quick answers
- What is Exforge HCT?
- Exforge HCT is a brand name of Amlodipine besylate valsartan hydrochlorothiazide, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 5 Exforge HCT products in 5 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Exforge HCT?
- Novartis holds the FDA application for Exforge HCT (NDA022314, approved April 30, 2009).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Exforge HCT?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 25 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Exforge HCT product, 25 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- What do pharmacies pay for Exforge HCT?
- CMS lists a National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) for 1 Exforge HCT strength and form (see the table below). That is what pharmacies pay to buy it, not what you pay: your price depends on your insurance and your pharmacy.
- Has Exforge HCT been recalled?
- No recall linked to Exforge HCT products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Exforge HCT is
Each Exforge HCT product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Amlodipine besylate valsartan hydrochlorothiazide · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| amlodipine besylate 10 mg · hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg · valsartan 160 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Exforge HCT | 5 products, 5 companies | — |
| amlodipine besylate 10 mg · hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg · valsartan 160 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Exforge HCT | 5 products, 5 companies | — |
| amlodipine besylate 10 mg · hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg · valsartan 320 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Exforge HCT | 5 products, 5 companies | — |
| amlodipine besylate 5 mg · hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg · valsartan 160 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Exforge HCT | 5 products, 5 companies | — |
| amlodipine besylate 5 mg · hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg · valsartan 160 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Exforge HCT | 5 products, 5 companies | — |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Amlodipine besylate valsartan hydrochlorothiazide →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA022314 | Novartis | April 30, 2009 | 5 |
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| amlodipine besylate 10 mg · hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg · valsartan 320 mg tablet, film coated | Brand: Exforge HCT | $15.45 per tablet Generic of the same strength and form: $5.85 per tablet |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on January 7, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list Exforge HCT
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Exforge HCT products.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation5 products
Recalls
No recall linked to Exforge HCT products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.