CHILD COUGH DM ER 30 MG/5 ML
FDA nonproprietary name: dextromethorphan polistirex
For 89 mL
Pharmacies pay
$5.91 filed
89 × $0.06641 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
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
$11.80 estimated
$5.91 + $0.89 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $11.80
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
CHILD COUGH DM ER 30 MG/5 ML is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as dextromethorphan polistirex, under the trade name “leader childrens cough dm”.
FDA gives its dosage form as suspension and its route as oral.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Cardinal Health 110, LLC. dba Leader.
FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Sigma-1 Agonist and Uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 70000-0195-01.
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $5.91 for 89 mL (89 × $0.06641 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.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
The NDC
- 70000-0195-01 · Cardinal Health 110, LLC. dba Leader · $0.06641 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name dextromethorphan polistirex with CHILD COUGH DM ER 30 MG/5 ML.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| CHILD COUGH DM ER 30 MG/5 ML this page | $0.06641 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| COUGH DM ER 30 MG/5 ML SUSP | $0.05255 to $0.06641 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| DEXTROMETHORPHAN ER 30 MG/5 ML | $0.06641 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| FT 12-HR COUGH RLF 30 MG/5 ML | $0.06641 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| GS CHLD COUGH DM ER 30 MG/5 ML | $0.05255 to $0.06641 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| GS COUGH DM ER 30 MG/5 ML SUSP | $0.05255 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $0.06641 per ML filed.
Of the 63 other products in FDA’s Sigma-1 Agonist class priced per ML, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 48 a lower one; 3 have the same. The one in the middle is GNP TUSSIN LONG-ACTING LIQUID, at $0.02263 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Of the 63 other products in FDA’s Uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist class priced per ML, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 48 a lower one; 3 have the same. The one in the middle is GNP TUSSIN LONG-ACTING LIQUID, at $0.02263 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
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 89 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- It is sold over the counter, so shelf prices vary from store to store: what does it cost per unit here?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 89 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 89 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 89 mL in one package for this product’s NDC (“1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON (70000-0195-1) / 89 mL in 1 BOTTLE”), so the card starts at one package: 89 ML. Change it to match your prescription.
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Its pharmacologic classes
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