DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG/5 ML LIQ

What it is

DEXAMETHASONE 0.5 MG/5 ML LIQ is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as dexamethasone.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 2 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 $0.03 – $0.17 for 1 mL, depending on the NDC ($0.02943 to $0.17177 per ML), 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 2 NDCs

• 00054-3177-57 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.17177 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 00054-3177-63 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · $0.02943 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 LIQ.

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 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.02943 per ML filed.

Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 106 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 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

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J8540, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to $0.01 for 1 mL, or $0.0088 per ML once converted to NADAC’s unit for this product.

Medicare Part B pays for this oral drug at a pharmacy only in specific circumstances CMS sets for this code; most prescriptions are paid by Part D.

The patient’s share under Part B (coinsurance, 20% of the limit, before deductibles and other coverage) is $0.0044 per 0.25 MG.

1 of the product’s 2 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 1 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 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• Which NDC (the 11-digit number on the package) is this? Pharmacies pay $0.02943 to $0.17177 per ML for this product, depending on the NDC.
• How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 1 mL; your package may hold a different amount.
• 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.