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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

CEFUROXIME AXETIL 250 MG TAB

For 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay

$8.39 filed

30 × $0.2798 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 Part D paid

$27.56 filed

30 × $0.91872 per EA, 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 “Cefuroxime” / “Cefuroxime Axetil” 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

$14.65 estimated

$8.39 + $1.26 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $14.65

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)

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What it is

CEFUROXIME AXETIL 250 MG TAB is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as cefuroxime axetil.

FDA gives its dosage form as “tablet, film coated” and “tablet” and its route as oral.

FDA lists 6 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Major Pharmaceuticals, NorthStar Rx LLC and Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Cephalosporin Antibacterial.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 11 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 10 of them.

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 $8.39 for 30 tablets (30 × $0.2798 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 code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.

The 6 labelers

LabelerNDCsPharmacies pay per unit
Ascend Laboratories, LLC2$0.2798 per EA filed
Aurobindo Pharma Limited2$0.2798 per EA filed
NorthStar Rx LLC2$0.2798 per EA filed
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.2$0.2798 per EA filed
American Health Packaging1$0.2798 per EA filed
Major Pharmaceuticals1$0.2798 per EA filed
Not listed as a package in the FDA directory1$0.2798 per EA filed
All 11 NDCs, with labeler and price
  • 00904-7542-10 · Major Pharmaceuticals · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0400-01 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 16714-0400-02 · NorthStar Rx LLC · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 57237-0058-20 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 57237-0058-60 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0272-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 60687-0272-94 · American Health Packaging · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0699-20 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 65862-0699-60 · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 67877-0215-20 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
  • 67877-0215-60 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.2798 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name cefuroxime axetil with CEFUROXIME AXETIL 250 MG TAB.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
CEFUROXIME AXETIL 250 MG TAB this page
generic · tablet, film coated / tablet
$0.2798 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.91872 per EA filed
Part D 2024 average
CEFUROXIME AXETIL 500 MG TAB
generic · tablet / tablet, film coated
$0.36555 per EA filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$0.91872 per EA 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. 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 11 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.2798 per EA filed.

Of the 20 other products in FDA’s Cephalosporin Antibacterial class priced per EA, 17 have a higher middle NADAC price and 3 a lower one. The one in the middle is CEFAZOLIN 1 GM VIAL, at $1.07031 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

Medicare Part D paid $27.56 for 30 tablets, at an average of $0.91872 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Cefuroxime” and “Cefuroxime Axetil”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 1,149,804 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

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 CEFUROXIME AXETIL 250 MG TAB 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 Cefuroxime / Cefuroxime Axetil: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on generic name.