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NADAC week of 2026-10-14

FML FORTE 0.25% EYE DROPS

FDA nonproprietary name: fluorometholone

For 1 mL

Pharmacies pay

$32.15 – $32.19 filed

1 × $32.1483 to $32.1856 per ML (the 2 NDCs differ)

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-07-22, 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Medicare Part D paid

$33.58 filed

1 × $33.58385 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

1.0× estimated

Medicare paid about what pharmacies pay.

Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Fml Forte” / “Fluorometholone” 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. 2026-07-22, 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

$41.97 – $42.02 estimated

NADAC for the pack + 15% + $5.00 fee per fill

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. 2026-07-22, 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

FML FORTE 0.25% EYE DROPS is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as fluorometholone, under the trade name “FML FORTE”.

FDA gives its dosage form as suspension/ drops and its route as ophthalmic.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Allergan, 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 brand-name drug (rate-setting class B), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $32.15 – $32.19 for 1 mL, depending on the NDC ($32.1483 to $32.1856 per ML), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; those prices took effect between 2026-07-22 and 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; 4, carried forward from the previous file; 5, calculated based on package size.

The NADAC of 1 of these 2 NDCs was carried forward from an earlier file (NADAC explanation code 2 or 4), not newly surveyed: it took effect on 2026-07-22. The file is new; the price is not.

All 2 NDCs

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name fluorometholone with FML FORTE 0.25% EYE DROPS.

ProductPharmacies pay per unitMedicare per unit
FLUOROMETHOLONE 0.1% EYE DROP
generic · suspension/ drops / solution/ drops
$11.43126 to $11.55194 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$12.14218 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
FML FORTE 0.25% EYE DROPS this page
brand · suspension/ drops
$32.1483 to $32.1856 per ML filed
eff. 2026-07-22 to 2026-09-23
$33.58385 per ML filed
Part D 2024 average
FML LIQUIFILM 0.1% EYE DROP
brand · suspension/ drops
$32.16 per ML filed
eff. 2026-09-23
$25.22084 per ML 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. 2026-07-22, 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

The middle of its 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $32.1483 per ML filed.

Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 8 have a higher middle NADAC price and 98 a lower one. The one in the middle is FLUNISOLIDE 0.025% SPRAY, at $1.98777 per ML 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 $33.58 for 1 mL, at an average of $33.58385 per ML in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Fml Forte” and “Fluorometholone”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).

That average covers 3,778 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 to ask at the counter

None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.

Questions

Why is the comparison with Medicare for FML FORTE 0.25% EYE DROPS 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 Fml Forte / Fluorometholone: 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 brand name.
Why does this page start at 1 mL?
The FDA package descriptions of this product’s NDCs give different amounts (5 mL, 10 mL). So the card starts at 1 ML; change it to match your prescription.