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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP

For 1 mL

Pharmacies pay

$0.70 filed

1 × $0.6974 per ML

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 paid

$2.29 filed

1 × $2.29303 per ML, Part D average

Medicare's price is not your price.

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


The spread

3.3× estimated

Medicare paid 3.3× what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Budesonide*” / “Budesonide” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.

OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)

Cost-plus estimate

$5.81 estimated

$0.70 + $0.11 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5.81

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

BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as budesonide, under the trade names “Budesonide Inhalation” and “Budesonide Inhalation Suspension”.

FDA gives its dosage form as “suspension” and “inhalant” and its route as “respiratory (inhalation)” and “oral”.

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC and Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 12 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 $0.70 for 1 mL (1 × $0.6974 per ML, 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.

The 9 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Cipla USA Inc.2$0.6974 per ML filed
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation2$0.6974 per ML filed
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.2$0.6974 per ML filed
American Health Packaging1$0.6974 per ML filed
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC1$0.6974 per ML filed
Chartwell RX, LLC1$0.6974 per ML filed
Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1$0.6974 per ML filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.1$0.6974 per ML filed
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.1$0.6974 per ML filed
All 12 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00093-6815-55 · Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00093-6815-73 · Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00115-1687-74 · Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00487-9601-01 · Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 00487-9601-30 · Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 47335-0631-49 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0889-83 · American Health Packaging · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 62135-0822-84 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 64980-0638-03 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0318-53 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 69097-0318-87 · Cipla USA Inc. · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 76282-0640-38 · Exelan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.6974 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

12 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name budesonide with BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP this page
generic · suspension / inhalant
$0.6974 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.29303 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
BUDESONIDE 0.5 MG/2 ML SUSP
generic · suspension / inhalant
$0.67608 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.29303 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
BUDESONIDE 1 MG/2 ML INH SUSP
generic · suspension / inhalant
$3.42737 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$2.29303 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
BUDESONIDE 2 MG RECTAL FOAM
generic · aerosol, foam
$9.56406 per GM filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
BUDESONIDE 32 MCG NASAL SPRAY
generic · spray, metered
$1.41168 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
We don’t know yet
BUDESONIDE DR 3 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule / capsule, coated pellets / capsule, delayed release
$0.49753 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.28354 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUDESONIDE EC 3 MG CAPSULE
generic · capsule, delayed release
$0.49753 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$1.95114 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
BUDESONIDE ER 9 MG TABLET
generic · tablet, film coated, extended release
$15.54905 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$12.69315 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
EOHILIA 2 MG/10 ML PACKET
brand · suspension
$3.28718 per ML filed
eff. 2026-07-31
$3.03401 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
PULMICORT 0.5 MG/2 ML RESPULE
brand · suspension
$4.9112 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$5.53027 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
PULMICORT 1 MG/2 ML RESPULE
brand · suspension
$9.8448 per ML filed
eff. 2026-04-22
$5.53027 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
PULMICORT 90 MCG FLEXHALER
brand · aerosol, powder
$188.51627 per EA filed
eff. 2026-01-21
We don’t know yet
PULMICORT 180 MCG FLEXHALER
brand · aerosol, powder
$253.49738 per EA filed
eff. 2026-01-21
We don’t know yet

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. between 2026-01-21 and 2026-09-23 (4 dates) · 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 12 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.6974 per ML filed.

Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 70 have a higher middle NADAC price and 36 a lower one. The one in the middle is HYDROCORTISONE BUTYR 0.1% SOLN, at $2.17643 per ML filed (eff. 2026-06-17).

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. 2026-06-17, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $2.29 for 1 mL, at an average of $2.29303 per ML in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Budesonide*” and “Budesonide”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 173,739 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

9 of the product’s 12 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 3 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

Medicare's price is not your price.

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.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for BUDESONIDE 0.25 MG/2 ML SUSP labelled estimated?
Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Budesonide* / Budesonide: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's ML. Joined on generic name. *: CMS says this average reflects multiple routes of administration, which may have different unit prices. Only NADAC NDCs whose FDA route includes RESPIRATORY (INHALATION) point at this name (22 of the 32 the name join matched); NDCs of another route or with no known FDA route do not. 31 of 32 NADAC NDCs joined to this name are priced per ML (1 per GM): CMS's average mixes those units.
Why does this page start at 1 mL?
The FDA package descriptions of this product’s NDCs give different amounts (60 mL, 300 mL). So the card starts at 1 ML; change it to match your prescription.