TRIAMCINOLONE 0.5% CREAM
For 15 g
Pharmacies pay
$2.85 filed
15 × $0.19028 per GM
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
$8.28 estimated
$2.85 + $0.43 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $8.28
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. For a pack this cheap, the $5.00 fee is most of the estimate. 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
TRIAMCINOLONE 0.5% CREAM is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as triamcinolone acetonide.
FDA gives its dosage form as cream and its route as topical.
FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, NorthStar RxLLC and Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Corticosteroid.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 5 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 $2.85 for 15 g (15 × $0.19028 per GM, 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 5 NDCs
- 00168-0002-15 · E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.19028 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 16714-0987-01 · NorthStar RxLLC · $0.19028 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 33342-0328-15 · Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited · $0.19028 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 45802-0065-35 · Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd · $0.19028 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 67877-0318-15 · Ascend Laboratories, LLC · $0.19028 per GM · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Other strengths, forms and brands
23 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name triamcinolone acetonide with TRIAMCINOLONE 0.5% CREAM.
| Product | Pharmacies pay per unit | Medicare per unit |
|---|---|---|
| 24H NASAL ALLERGY 55 MCG SPRAY | $0.73884 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| FT 24H NASAL ALLERGY 55 MCG SPR | $0.73884 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| GS NASAL ALLERGY 24HR SPRAY | $0.73884 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| KENALOG-10 50 MG/5 ML VIAL | $2.3256 per ML filed | $2.7135 per ML filed |
| KENALOG-40 40 MG/ML VIAL | $9.00182 per ML filed | $1.87106 per ML filed |
| KENALOG-40 200 MG/5 ML VIAL | $9.1454 per ML filed | $1.87106 per ML filed |
| KENALOG-40 400 MG/10 ML VIAL | $6.78651 per ML filed | $1.87106 per ML filed |
| KENALOG-80 80 MG/ML VIAL | $17.86667 per ML filed | $20.62501 per ML filed |
| NASAL ALLERGY 55 MCG SPRAY | $0.73884 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.025% CREAM | $0.03528 to $0.1198 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.025% LOTION | $0.35034 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.025% OINT | $0.04715 to $0.23917 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.05% OINTMENT | $0.18678 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.1% CREAM | $0.02496 to $0.10199 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.1% LOTION | $0.27095 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.1% OINTMENT | $0.03407 to $0.11948 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.1% PASTE | $2.58343 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.147 MG/G SPRAY | $1.93075 to $2.83003 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.5% CREAM this page | $0.19028 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 0.5% OINTMENT | $0.27541 per GM filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE 55 MCG NASAL SPR | $0.73884 per ML filed | We don’t know yet |
| TRIAMCINOLONE ACET 40 MG/ML VL | $4.83043 to $7.39146 per ML filed | $3.148 per ML derived |
| TRIAMCINOLONE ACET 200 MG/5 ML | $6.38317 per ML filed | $3.148 per ML derived |
| TRIAMCINOLONE ACET 400 MG/10 ML | $4.782 per ML filed | $3.148 per ML derived |
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
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 5 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.19028 per GM filed.
Of the 122 other products in FDA’s Corticosteroid class priced per GM, 103 have a higher middle NADAC price and 19 a lower one. The one in the middle is DESOXIMETASONE 0.05% CREAM, at $1.50996 per GM 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 15 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 15 g; 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 15 g?
- NADAC prices this product per GM. The FDA NDC Directory’s package description gives 15 g in one package for all 5 NDCs of this product (“1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (0168-0002-15) / 15 g in 1 TUBE”), so the card starts at one package: 15 GM. Change it to match your prescription.
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