Why is the comparison with Medicare for FINACEA 15% FOAM 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 Finacea / Azelaic Acid: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's GM. Joined on brand name.

Why does this page start at 50 g?

NADAC prices this product per GM. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 50 g in one package for this product’s NDC (“1 CAN in 1 CARTON (50222-303-50) / 50 g in 1 CAN”), so the card starts at one package: 50 GM. Change it to match your prescription.

FINACEA 15% FOAM

FDA nonproprietary name: azelaic acid

For 50 g

Pharmacies pay

$416.69 filed

50 × $8.33372 per GM

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

$424.52 filed

50 × $8.49034 per GM, 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

1.0× estimated

Medicare paid about what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Finacea” / “Azelaic Acid” 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

$484.19 estimated

$416.69 + $62.50 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $484.19

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

FINACEA 15% FOAM is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as azelaic acid, under the trade name “FINACEA FOAM”.

FDA gives its dosage form as aerosol, foam and its route as topical.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is LEO Pharma Inc.

FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 50222-0303-50.

NADAC classes it as a brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $416.69 for 50 g (50 × $8.33372 per GM, 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

50222-0303-50 · LEO Pharma Inc. · $8.33372 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

1 other product in the NADAC file shares the FDA nonproprietary name azelaic acid with FINACEA 15% FOAM.

Product	Pharmacies pay per unit	Medicare per unit
AZELAIC ACID 15% GEL generic · gel	$0.44069 per GM filed eff. 2026-09-23	$1.91242 per GM filed Part D 2024 average
FINACEA 15% FOAM this page brand · aerosol, foam	$8.33372 per GM filed eff. 2026-09-23	$8.49034 per GM filed Part D 2024 average

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

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part D paid $424.52 for 50 g, at an average of $8.49034 per GM in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Finacea” and “Azelaic Acid”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 6,032 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 50 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 50 g; your package may hold a different amount.
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 FINACEA 15% FOAM 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 Finacea / Azelaic Acid: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's GM. Joined on brand name.
Why does this page start at 50 g?: NADAC prices this product per GM. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 50 g in one package for this product’s NDC (“1 CAN in 1 CARTON (50222-303-50) / 50 g in 1 CAN”), so the card starts at one package: 50 GM. Change it to match your prescription.