ERY 2% PADS
FDA nonproprietary name: erythromycin
For 1 unit (EA)
Pharmacies pay
$1.23 filed
1 × $1.23477 per EA
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 paid
$1.03 filed
1 × $1.02817 per EA, Part D average
Medicare's price is not your price.
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
The spread
0.83× estimated
Medicare paid 17% less than pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Ery” / “Erythromycin Base In Ethanol” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.
OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Cost-plus estimate
$6.41 estimated
$1.23 + $0.18 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $6.41
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. 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
ERY 2% PADS is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as erythromycin, under the trade name “Ery”.
FDA gives its dosage form as swab and its route as topical.
The labeler, the company named on the label, is Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Macrolide and Macrolide Antimicrobial.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 45802-0962-72.
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 $1.23 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $1.23477 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 NDC
- 45802-0962-72 · Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd · $1.23477 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
14 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name erythromycin with ERY 2% PADS.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ERY 2% PADS this page | $1.23477 per EA filed | $1.02817 per EA filed |
| ERY-TAB DR 250 MG TABLET | $1.92505 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERY-TAB DR 333 MG TABLET | $3.25776 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERY-TAB DR 500 MG TABLET | $3.11442 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN 0.5% EYE OINTMENT | $2.82657 to $6.83399 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN 2% GEL | $0.67256 to $0.6827 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN 2% SOLUTION | $0.35204 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN 200 MG/5 ML SUSP | $0.91229 to $1.52026 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN 250 MG TABLET | $1.95521 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN 400 MG/5 ML SUSP | $1.74359 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN 500 MG TABLET | $2.51038 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN DR 250 MG CAP | $5.95998 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN DR 250 MG TABLET | $1.92505 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN DR 333 MG TABLET | $3.25776 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| ERYTHROMYCIN DR 500 MG TABLET | $3.11442 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
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. 2026-04-22, 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
Compared with its class
Its NADAC price is $1.23477 per EA filed.
Of the 9 other products in FDA’s Macrolide class priced per EA, 9 have a higher middle NADAC price and 0 a lower one. The one in the middle is ERY-TAB DR 500 MG TABLET, at $3.11442 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Of the 15 other products in FDA’s Macrolide Antimicrobial class priced per EA, 10 have a higher middle NADAC price and 5 a lower one. The one in the middle is ERYTHROMYCIN DR 250 MG TABLET, at $1.92505 per EA 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
Medicare Part D paid $1.03 for 1 unit (EA), at an average of $1.02817 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Ery” and “Erythromycin Base In Ethanol”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 1,345 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
Medicare's price is not your price.
What Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · 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 D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for ERY 2% PADS labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Ery / Erythromycin Base In Ethanol: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on brand name.
- Why does this page start at 1 unit (EA)?
- NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its NDC as dosage form “SWAB” with route “TOPICAL”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and this is not one. NADAC’s EA for it may be a whole package (such as a kit, pen, syringe, vial or inhaler) or one dose inside it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic classes
Related in the same class
- ERYTHROMYCIN-BENZOYL GEL
- AZASITE 1% EYE DROPS
- CLARITHROMYCIN ER 500 MG TAB
- AZITHROMYCIN 100 MG/5 ML SUSP