Why does this page start at 1 unit (EA)?

NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its 3 NDCs as dosage form “PASTILLE” with route “ORAL”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and none of these is one. NADAC’s EA for it may be a whole package (such as a kit, pen, syringe, vial or inhaler) or one dose inside it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.

COUGH DROPS 5.8 MG

FDA nonproprietary name: cherry flavor cough drops

For 1 unit (EA)

Pharmacies pay

$0.04 filed

1 × $0.04242 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

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

$5.05 estimated

$0.04 + $0.01 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5.05

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

COUGH DROPS 5.8 MG is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “cherry flavor cough drops” and “menthol”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name, under the trade names “Cough Drops Cherry”, “Sugar Free Cough Drops” and “Sugar Free Cough Drops Black Cherry”.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Cardinal Health 110, Inc.

FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $0.04 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $0.04242 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.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes

All 3 NDCs

70000-0640-01 · Cardinal Health 110, Inc. · $0.04242 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
70000-0641-01 · Cardinal Health 110, Inc. · $0.04242 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
70000-0643-01 · Cardinal Health 110, Inc. · $0.04242 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

7 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with COUGH DROPS 5.8 MG.

Product	Pharmacies pay per unit	Medicare per unit
COUGH DROPS 5.8 MG this page generic · pastille	$0.04242 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
COUGH DROPS 7.6 MG generic · lozenge / pastille	$0.04354 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
FT COUGH DROPS 5.8 MG generic · lozenge	$0.04242 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
FT COUGH DROPS 7.5 MG generic · lozenge	$0.03382 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
FT COUGH DROPS 7.6 MG generic · lozenge	$0.04354 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
GNP MENTHOL 4% GEL ROLL-ON generic · gel	$0.0593 per ML filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
GNP PAIN RELIEF 5% PATCH generic · patch	$1.02295 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
MENTHOL COLD-HOT 5% PATCH generic · patch	$1.02295 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	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

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 unit (EA)? 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?
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 unit (EA)?: NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its 3 NDCs as dosage form “PASTILLE” with route “ORAL”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and none of these is one. NADAC’s EA for it may be a whole package (such as a kit, pen, syringe, vial or inhaler) or one dose inside it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.