DAPTOMYCIN 500 MG VIAL

What it is

DAPTOMYCIN 500 MG VIAL is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as daptomycin.

FDA gives its dosage form as injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution and its route as intravenous.

FDA lists 14 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Sagent Pharmaceuticals and Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 21 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 20 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 $23.80 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $23.79838 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 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 14 labelers

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J0878, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $13.50 for 1 unit (EA), or $13.50 per EA once converted to NADAC’s unit for this product.

Medicare Part B pays for a drug like this only in specific settings, such as a drug given in a clinic or doctor’s office or used with certain medical equipment; most prescriptions filled at a pharmacy are paid by Part D.

The patient’s share under Part B (coinsurance, 20% of the limit, before deductibles and other coverage) is $0.0054 per 1 MG.

19 of the product’s 21 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 2 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.

Medicare's price is not your price.

What the Part B payment limit is · Converting it to the NADAC unit · 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 unit (EA)? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• If you have Medicare Part B: is this drug covered for me in this setting, and what is my share?
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.