PREDNISONE 5 MG/5 ML SOLUTION

What it is

PREDNISONE 5 MG/5 ML SOLUTION is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as prednisone.

FDA gives its dosage form as solution and its route as oral.

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA 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 generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $0.43 – $0.61 for 1 mL, depending on the NDC ($0.4331 to $0.60543 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

All 2 NDCs

• 00054-3722-50 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.4331 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
• 00054-3722-63 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.60543 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

8 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name prednisone with PREDNISONE 5 MG/5 ML SOLUTION.

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

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 2 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.4331 per ML filed.

Of the 106 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per ML, 87 have a higher middle NADAC price and 19 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

How the class comparison works

What Medicare paid

Medicare Part B’s payment limit for HCPCS J7512, for 2026-10-01 to 2026-12-31, comes to <$0.01 for 1 mL, or $0.004 per ML once converted to NADAC’s unit for this product.

Medicare Part B pays for this oral drug at a pharmacy only in specific circumstances CMS sets for this code; most prescriptions are paid by Part D.

The patient’s share under Part B (coinsurance, 20% of the limit, before deductibles and other coverage) is $0.0008 per 1 MG.

Medicare's price is not your price.

What the Part B payment limit is · Converting it to the NADAC unit · 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 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 $0.4331 to $0.60543 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.
• If you have Medicare Part B: is this drug covered for me in this setting, and what is my share?
• These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.