DESONIDE 0.05% OINTMENT

What it is

DESONIDE 0.05% OINTMENT is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “desonide” and “desonide ointment, 0.05%”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.

FDA gives its dosage form as ointment and its route as topical.

FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Encube Ethicals, Inc., Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

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

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 $0.26 – $0.39 for 1 g, depending on the NDC ($0.25659 to $0.3921 per GM), 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; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.

What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes

The 5 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with DESONIDE 0.05% OINTMENT.

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

The middle of its 10 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.25659 per GM filed.

Of the 122 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per GM, 93 have a higher middle NADAC price and 29 a lower one. The one in the middle is DESOXIMETASONE 0.05% CREAM, at $1.50996 per GM 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

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 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• Which NDC (the 11-digit number on the package) is this? Pharmacies pay $0.25659 to $0.3921 per GM for this product, depending on the NDC.
• How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 1 g; 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.