DEXAMETHASONE 0.1% EYE DROP
For 5 mL
Pharmacies pay
$40.87 filed
5 × $8.17447 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
$52.00 estimated
$40.87 + $6.13 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $52.00
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)
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What it is
DEXAMETHASONE 0.1% EYE DROP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as dexamethasone sodium phosphate.
FDA gives its dosage form as solution/ drops and its route as ophthalmic.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 24208-0720-02.
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 $40.87 for 5 mL (5 × $8.17447 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
- 24208-0720-02 · Bausch & Lomb Incorporated · $8.17447 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name dexamethasone sodium phosphate with DEXAMETHASONE 0.1% EYE DROP.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| DEXAMETHASONE 0.1% EYE DROP this page | $8.17447 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| DEXAMETHASONE 4 MG/ML VIAL | $0.67351 per ML filed | $0.396 per ML derived |
| DEXAMETHASONE 10 MG/ML VIAL | $1.1568 to $1.23567 per ML filed | $0.99 per ML derived |
| DEXAMETHASONE 20 MG/5 ML VIAL | $0.20143 to $0.23813 per ML filed | $0.396 per ML derived |
| DEXAMETHASONE 100 MG/10 ML VL | $0.5104 per ML filed | $0.99 per ML derived |
| DEXAMETHASONE 120 MG/30 ML VL | $0.69401 per ML filed | $0.396 per ML derived |
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-03-18, 2026-07-22, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
OpenBill calculation · october-2026-medicare-part-b-payment-limit-files-final.zip + october-2026-ndc-hcpcs-crosswalk-final.zip · Part B limit 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18) · Part B crosswalk 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31 (file of 2026-09-17, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $8.17447 per ML filed.
Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 27 have a higher middle NADAC price and 79 a lower one. The one in the middle is FLUNISOLIDE 0.025% SPRAY, at $1.98777 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 5 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 5 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 5 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 5 mL in one package for this product’s NDC (“1 BOTTLE, DROPPER in 1 CARTON (24208-720-02) / 5 mL in 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER”), so the card starts at one package: 5 ML. Change it to match your prescription.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
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