DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG/5 ML ELX
For 237 mL
Pharmacies pay
$24.88 filed
237 × $0.10498 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
$33.61 estimated
$24.88 + $3.73 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $33.61
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
DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG/5 ML ELX is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as dexamethasone.
FDA gives its dosage form as elixir and its route as oral.
FDA lists 4 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Chartwell RX, LLC, Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 4 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 $24.88 for 237 mL (237 × $0.10498 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
All 4 NDCs
- 62135-0114-37 · Chartwell RX, LLC · $0.10498 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 64980-0509-24 · Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. · $0.10498 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 70954-0872-10 · ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · $0.10498 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 85742-0004-03 · Kanchan Healthcare Inc · $0.10498 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
9 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name dexamethasone with DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG/5 ML ELX.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG TABLET | $0.07073 per EA filed | $0.53232 per EA filed |
| DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG/5 ML ELX this page | $0.10498 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG/5 ML LIQ | $0.02943 to $0.17177 per ML filed | $0.0088 per ML derived |
| DEXAMETHASONE 0.75 MG TABLET | $0.08973 per EA filed | $0.53232 per EA filed |
| DEXAMETHASONE 1 MG TABLET | $0.15533 per EA filed | $0.53232 per EA filed |
| DEXAMETHASONE 1.5 MG TABLET | $0.1744 per EA filed | $0.53232 per EA filed |
| DEXAMETHASONE 2 MG TABLET | $0.2519 per EA filed | $0.53232 per EA filed |
| DEXAMETHASONE 4 MG TABLET | $0.19285 per EA filed | $0.53232 per EA filed |
| DEXAMETHASONE 6 MG TABLET | $0.38175 per EA filed | $0.53232 per EA filed |
| MAXIDEX 0.1% EYE DROPS | $13.1863 per ML filed | $16.74566 per ML filed |
Part D is one average per brand and generic name, over every strength and form.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
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
The middle of its 4 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.10498 per ML filed.
Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 105 have a higher middle NADAC price and 1 a lower one. The one in the middle is HYDROCORTISONE BUTYR 0.1% SOLN, at $2.17643 per ML filed (eff. 2026-06-17).
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. 2026-06-17, 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 237 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 237 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 237 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 237 mL in one package for all 4 NDCs of this product (“237 mL in 1 BOTTLE (62135-114-37)”), so the card starts at one package: 237 ML. Change it to match your prescription.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
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