Why does this page start at 1 mL?

The FDA package descriptions of this product’s NDCs give different amounts (5 mL, 10 mL). So the card starts at 1 ML; change it to match your prescription.

BETAXOLOL HCL 0.5% EYE DROP

For 1 mL

Pharmacies pay

$8.96 – $8.99 filed

1 × $8.96243 to $8.98694 per ML (the 2 NDCs differ)

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: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.

The spread

We don’t know yet

There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.

Cost-plus estimate

$15.30 – $15.34 estimated

NADAC for the pack + 15% + $5.00 fee per fill

This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. 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

BETAXOLOL HCL 0.5% EYE DROP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as betaxolol hydrochloride.

FDA gives its dosage form as solution/ drops and its route as ophthalmic.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Sandoz Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is beta-Adrenergic Blocker.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 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 $8.96 – $8.99 for 1 mL, depending on the NDC ($8.96243 to $8.98694 per ML), 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; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes

All 2 NDCs

61314-0245-01 · Sandoz Inc · $8.96243 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
61314-0245-03 · Sandoz Inc · $8.98694 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

3 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name betaxolol hydrochloride with BETAXOLOL HCL 0.5% EYE DROP.

Product	Pharmacies pay per unit	Medicare per unit
BETAXOLOL 10 MG TABLET generic · tablet, coated	$0.59124 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
BETAXOLOL 20 MG TABLET generic · tablet, coated	$0.79502 per EA filed eff. 2025-11-19	We don’t know yet
BETAXOLOL HCL 0.5% EYE DROP this page generic · solution/ drops	$8.96243 to $8.98694 per ML filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
BETOPTIC S 0.25% EYE DROP brand · suspension/ drops	$42.62424 to $42.87902 per ML filed eff. 2026-01-07	$35.60967 per ML filed Part D 2024 average

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. 2025-11-19, 2026-01-07, 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

Compared with its class

The middle of its 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $8.96243 per ML filed.

Of the 19 other products in FDA’s beta-Adrenergic Blocker class priced per ML, 7 have a higher middle NADAC price and 12 a lower one. The one in the middle is TIMOLOL 0.25% GEL-SOLUTION, at $6.37609 per ML 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 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
Which NDC (the 11-digit number on the package) is this? Pharmacies pay $8.96243 to $8.98694 per ML for this product, depending on the NDC.
How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 1 mL; 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.

Questions

Why does this page start at 1 mL?: The FDA package descriptions of this product’s NDCs give different amounts (5 mL, 10 mL). So the card starts at 1 ML; change it to match your prescription.

Its pharmacologic class

beta-Adrenergic Blocker 98 products