TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT

What it is

TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as “bacitracin zinc, neomycin sulfate, and polymyxin b sulfate”, “bacitracin zinc, neomycin, polymyxin b sulfat”, “bacitracin zinc, polymyxin b sulfate, neomycin sulfate”, “first aid antibiotic”, “first aid triple antibiotic”, “polymyxin b sulfate, bacitracin zinc and neomycin sulfate”, “bacitracin zinc neomycin sulfate polymyxin b sulfate” and “bacitracin zinc, neomycin, polymyxin b”, as its NDCs’ listings variously write the nonproprietary name, under the trade names “Leader Triple Antibiotic”, “Major Triple Antibiotic”, “Sheffield Triple Antibiotic” and “TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC”.

FDA gives its dosage form as ointment and its route as topical.

FDA lists 9 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Major Pharmaceuticals and Sheffield Pharmaceuticals LLC.

FDA lists it under 2 Established Pharmacologic Classes: Aminoglycoside Antibacterial and Polymyxin-class Antibacterial.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 13 NDCs (National Drug Codes).

NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and marks it as sold over the counter.

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $0.09 – $0.14 for 1 g, depending on the NDC ($0.08877 to $0.13907 per GM), 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 9 labelers

Other strengths, forms and brands

5 other products in the NADAC file share an FDA nonproprietary name with TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT.

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

Compared with its class

The middle of its 13 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.11088 per GM filed.

Of the 15 other products in FDA’s Aminoglycoside Antibacterial class priced per GM, 12 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one; 1 has the same. The one in the middle is FT ANTIBIOTIC-PAIN RELIEF CRM, at $0.18873 per GM filed (eff. 2026-02-18).

Of the 16 other products in FDA’s Polymyxin-class Antibacterial class priced per GM, 13 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one; 1 has the same. The one in the middle is TRIPLE ANTIBIOTIC PLUS OINT, at $0.12611 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. 2026-02-18, 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 g? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
• Which NDC (the 11-digit number on the package) is this? Pharmacies pay $0.08877 to $0.13907 per GM for this product, depending on the NDC.
• It is sold over the counter, so shelf prices vary from store to store: what does it cost per unit here?
• How much is in the package I am getting? This page uses 1 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.