FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% SOLUTION
For 60 mL
Pharmacies pay
$12.02 filed
60 × $0.20036 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 Part D paid
$43.46 filed
60 × $0.72433 per ML, 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
3.6× estimated
Medicare paid 3.6× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Fluocinolone Acetonide” 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
$18.82 estimated
$12.02 + $1.80 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $18.82
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
FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% SOLUTION is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “fluocinolone acetonide topical solution usp, 0.01%” and “fluocinolone acetonide”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.
FDA gives its dosage form as solution and its route as topical.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Encube Ethicals, Inc. and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 3 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 $12.02 for 60 mL (60 × $0.20036 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 3 NDCs
- 00168-0059-60 · Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.20036 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 21922-0003-01 · Encube Ethicals, Inc. · $0.20036 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 51672-1365-04 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · $0.20036 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
9 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% SOLUTION.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| DERMA-SMOOTHE-FS BODY OIL | $0.24272 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| DERMA-SMOOTHE-FS SCALP OIL | $0.24217 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| DERMOTIC OIL 0.01% EAR DROPS | $1.12859 per ML filed | $1.34712 per ML filed |
| FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% BODY OIL | $0.17545 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% CREAM | $1.19699 to $1.70556 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% SCALP OIL | $0.17118 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% SOLUTION this page | $0.20036 per ML filed | $0.72433 per ML filed |
| FLUOCINOLONE 0.025% CREAM | $1.01007 to $1.39123 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| FLUOCINOLONE 0.025% OINTMENT | $0.57096 to $1.25943 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| FLUOCINOLONE OIL 0.01% EAR DRP | $0.92434 per ML 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. 2026-09-23 · 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
The middle of its 3 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.20036 per ML filed.
Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 100 have a higher middle NADAC price and 6 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
Medicare Part D paid $43.46 for 60 mL, at an average of $0.72433 per ML in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Fluocinolone Acetonide”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 140,225 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
1 of the product’s 3 NDCs have this Medicare figure; the other 2 do not, and the interactive card says why for each.
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 60 mL? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 60 mL; 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 FLUOCINOLONE 0.01% SOLUTION 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 Fluocinolone Acetonide / Fluocinolone Acetonide: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's ML. Joined on generic name.
- Why does this page start at 60 mL?
- NADAC prices this product per ML. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 60 mL in one package for all 3 NDCs of this product (“60 mL in 1 BOTTLE (0168-0059-60)”), so the card starts at one package: 60 ML. Change it to match your prescription.
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