CETIRIZINE HCL 1 MG/ML SOLN

What it is

CETIRIZINE HCL 1 MG/ML SOLN is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “cetirizine hydrochloride” and “cetirizine hydrochloride oral solution”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name, under the trade names “Cetrizine Hydrochloride” and “Childrens Cetirizine Hydrochloride Sugar Free Grape”.

FDA gives its dosage form as solution and its route as oral.

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them PAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma, Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and Heritage Pharma Labs Inc. d/b/a Avet Pharmaceuticals Labs Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Histamine-1 Receptor Antagonist.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 16 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks some of its NDCs as sold over the counter and some not.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $0.02 – $0.33 for 1 mL, depending on the NDC ($0.02231 to $0.3318 per ML), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; those prices took effect between 2026-03-18 and 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; 4, carried forward from the previous file; 5, calculated based on package size.

The NADAC of 2 of these 16 NDCs was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: those prices took effect on 2026-03-18. The file is new; the price is not.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes · Carried-forward prices

The 9 labelers

When these prices took effect

• 2026-09-23 · 14 NDCs · $0.02231 to $0.11989 per ML filed
• 2026-03-18 · 2 NDCs, all carried forward from an earlier file · $0.3318 per ML filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

15 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with CETIRIZINE HCL 1 MG/ML SOLN.

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. 2026-03-18, 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 16 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.03526 per ML filed.

Of the 46 other products in FDA’s Histamine-1 Receptor Antagonist class priced per ML, 29 have a higher middle NADAC price and 14 a lower one; 3 have the same. The one in the middle is ED-A-HIST DM LIQUID, at $0.06691 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

Medicare Part D paid $0.05 for 1 mL, at an average of $0.0472 per ML in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Cetirizine HCl”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 16,308 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.

13 of the product’s 16 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 Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out

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 $0.02231 to $0.3318 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.
• If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.