BETAMETHASONE DP 0.05% OINT

What it is

BETAMETHASONE DP 0.05% OINT is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “betamethasone dipropionate” and “betamethasone dipropionate usp, 0.05%”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

FDA gives its dosage form as ointment and its route as topical.

FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc. and Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 10 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 $0.35 – $0.46 for 1 g, depending on the NDC ($0.34942 to $0.45991 per GM), 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

The 5 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

6 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with BETAMETHASONE DP 0.05% OINT.

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-07-22, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Compared with its class

The middle of its 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.34942 per GM filed.

Of the 122 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per GM, 85 have a higher middle NADAC price and 37 a lower one. The one in the middle is DESOXIMETASONE 0.05% CREAM, at $1.50996 per GM 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

How the class comparison works

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 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• Which NDC (the 11-digit number on the package) is this? Pharmacies pay $0.34942 to $0.45991 per GM for this product, depending on the NDC.
• How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 1 g; your package may hold a different amount.
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.