ALBUTEROL 2.5 MG/0.5 ML SOL
For 1 unit (EA)
Pharmacies pay
$0.52 filed
1 × $0.51582 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: The Part B crosswalk’s package unit for J7611 could not be matched to the NADAC unit (EA), so the payment limit cannot be converted to a price per EA.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$5.60 estimated
$0.52 + $0.08 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5.60
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
Open the interactive card Change the quantity, type what you were charged, and see every record in full.
What it is
ALBUTEROL 2.5 MG/0.5 ML SOL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as albuterol sulfate, under the trade name “Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.5%”.
FDA gives its dosage form as solution and its route as respiratory (inhalation).
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and Ritedose Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is beta2-Adrenergic Agonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 NDCs (National Drug Codes).
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $0.52 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $0.51582 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation codes for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey; 5, calculated based on package size.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
All 3 NDCs
- 00487-9901-30 · Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation · $0.51582 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 64980-0642-03 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.51582 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 76204-0027-01 · Ritedose Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.51582 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
9 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name albuterol sulfate with ALBUTEROL 2.5 MG/0.5 ML SOL.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ALBUTEROL 2.5 MG/0.5 ML SOL this page | $0.51582 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ALBUTEROL HFA 90 MCG INHALER | $1.54049 to $2.12002 per GM filed | $2.38734 per GM filed |
| ALBUTEROL SUL 0.63 MG/3 ML SOL | $0.19407 to $0.25227 per ML filed | $0.01393 to $0.01408 per ML derived |
| ALBUTEROL SUL 1.25 MG/3 ML SOL | $0.1979 to $0.22622 per ML filed | $0.02787 to $0.02816 per ML derived |
| ALBUTEROL SUL 2.5 MG/3 ML SOLN | $0.06044 to $0.06651 per ML filed | $0.055 to $0.05544 per ML derived |
| ALBUTEROL SULF 2 MG/5 ML SYRUP | $0.03176 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| ALBUTEROL SULFATE 2 MG TAB | $0.28791 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ALBUTEROL SULFATE 4 MG TAB | $0.40437 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| PROAIR RESPICLICK 90 MCG INHLR | $67.17954 per EA filed | $65.66361 per EA filed |
| VENTOLIN HFA 90 MCG INHALER | $2.72021 to $3.03483 per GM filed | $3.05456 per GM filed |
Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Compared with its class
The middle of its 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.51582 per EA filed.
Of the 26 other products in FDA’s beta2-Adrenergic Agonist class priced per EA, 24 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one. The one in the middle is ADVAIR 500-50 DISKUS, at $4.2281 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
We don’t know yet; the card above says why.
Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched
What to ask at the counter
None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.
- What is your cash price for 1 unit (EA)? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why does this page start at 1 unit (EA)?
- NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its 3 NDCs as dosage form “SOLUTION” with route “RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and none of these is one. NADAC’s EA for it may be a whole package (such as a kit, pen, syringe, vial or inhaler) or one dose inside it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
Related in the same class
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- SYMBICORT 160-4.5 MCG INHALER
- BREZTRI AEROSPHERE 160-9-4.8 MCG