KETOROLAC 0.5% OPHTH SOLUTION

What it is

KETOROLAC 0.5% OPHTH SOLUTION is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as ketorolac tromethamine.

FDA gives its dosage form as “solution” and “solution/ drops” and its route as ophthalmic.

FDA lists 6 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Micro Labs Limited, Apotex Corp. and Sandoz Inc.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 12 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 $1.34 – $1.45 for 1 mL, depending on the NDC ($1.33836 to $1.45085 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

The 6 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

5 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name ketorolac tromethamine with KETOROLAC 0.5% OPHTH SOLUTION.

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

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 12 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $1.33836 per ML filed.

Of the 4 other products in FDA’s Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor class priced per ML, 2 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one. The one in the middle is KETOROLAC 30 MG/ML VIAL, at $1.01747 per ML filed (eff. 2026-09-23).

Of the 25 other products in FDA’s Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug class priced per ML, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 13 a lower one. The one in the middle is KETOROLAC 30 MG/ML VIAL, at $1.01747 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

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

We don’t know yet; the card above says why.

Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How Part D is matched · How Part B is matched

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 $1.33836 to $1.45085 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.
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.