TIMOLOL 0.5% EYE DROP
For 1 mL
Pharmacies pay
$21.81 – $22.29 filed
1 × $21.80573 to $22.28973 per ML (the 4 NDCs differ)
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare
We don’t know yet
No Medicare reference price. Part D: OpenBill did not match this NDC to a usable Medicare Part D spending row. Either Part D has none for it, or the rows that share its name could not safely be tied to it (for example, they mix units, routes or release forms, or the drug is sold over the counter, which Part D does not cover). Part B: This NDC is not in the current quarter’s Medicare Part B NDC-HCPCS crosswalk, so it has no Part B payment limit.
The spread
We don’t know yet
There is no Medicare figure to compare with, so there is no spread.
Cost-plus estimate
$30.08 – $30.63 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. 2026-09-23 (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
TIMOLOL 0.5% EYE DROP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “timolol maleate” and “timolol hemihydrate”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name.
FDA gives its dosage form as solution/ drops and its route as ophthalmic.
Its labelers, the companies named on the label, are Somerset Therapeutics, LLC and Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is beta-Adrenergic Blocker.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 4 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 $21.81 – $22.29 for 1 mL, depending on the NDC ($21.80573 to $22.28973 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; 6, the CMS Covered Outpatient Drug Product File S/I/N drug category was not applied when grouping drugs for the calculation.
What NADAC measures · NADAC explanation codes
All 4 NDCs
- 70069-0516-01 · Somerset Therapeutics, LLC · $21.80573 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 70069-0517-01 · Somerset Therapeutics, LLC · $22.28973 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 82260-0045-05 · Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. · $22.28973 per ML · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 82260-0045-25 · Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. · $21.80573 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 TIMOLOL 0.5% EYE DROP.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| ISTALOL 0.5% EYE DROPS | $79.76333 to $80.01457 per ML filed | $78.53935 per ML filed |
| TIMOLOL 0.25% GEL-SOLUTION | $6.37609 per ML filed | $2.00991 per ML filed |
| TIMOLOL 0.5% EYE DROP this page | $21.80573 to $22.28973 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TIMOLOL 0.5% EYE DROPS | $21.6742 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TIMOLOL 0.5% GEL-SOLUTION | $8.30197 per ML filed | $2.00991 per ML filed |
| TIMOLOL 0.5% GFS GEL-SOLUTION | $8.30197 per ML filed | $2.00991 per ML filed |
| TIMOLOL MALEATE 0.25% EYE DROP | $0.60023 to $0.64657 per ML; $6.10159 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| TIMOLOL MALEATE 0.5% EYE DROP | $1.25546 per EA filed | We don’t know yet |
| TIMOLOL MALEATE 0.5% EYE DROPS | $0.71967 to $1.046 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TIMOPTIC 0.5% OCUDOSE DROP | $10.32362 per EA 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. 2026-06-17, 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 4 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $21.80573 per ML filed.
Of the 19 other products in FDA’s beta-Adrenergic Blocker class priced per ML, 5 have a higher middle NADAC price and 14 a lower one. The one in the middle is TIMOLOL 0.25% GEL-SOLUTION, at $6.37609 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
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 $21.80573 to $22.28973 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.
Questions
- Why does this page start at 1 mL?
- The FDA package descriptions of this product’s NDCs give different amounts (2.5 mL, 5 mL). So the card starts at 1 ML; change it to match your prescription.
Related pages
Its pharmacologic class
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