Why does this page start at 1 unit (EA)?

NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its NDC as dosage form “SOLUTION/ DROPS” with route “OPHTHALMIC”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and this is not one. NADAC’s EA for it may be a whole package (such as a kit, pen, syringe, vial or inhaler) or one dose inside it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.

ULTRA LUBRICANT 0.4-0.3% DROP

FDA nonproprietary name: polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol

For 1 unit (EA)

Pharmacies pay

$0.21 filed

1 × $0.21077 per EA

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

$5.24 estimated

$0.21 + $0.03 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $5.24

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

ULTRA LUBRICANT 0.4-0.3% DROP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol, under the trade name “Leader Preservative-Free Ultra Lubricating Eye Drops”.

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

The labeler, the company named on the label, is Cardinal Health.

FDA lists no Established Pharmacologic Class for it.

The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under one NDC (National Drug Code), 70000-0501-01.

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

What pharmacies pay

Pharmacies pay $0.21 for 1 unit (EA) (1 × $0.21077 per EA, 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

The NDC

70000-0501-01 · Cardinal Health · $0.21077 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed

Other strengths, forms and brands

2 other products in the NADAC file share the FDA nonproprietary name polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol with ULTRA LUBRICANT 0.4-0.3% DROP.

Product	Pharmacies pay per unit	Medicare per unit
LUBRICANT EYE 0.4%-0.3% DROP generic · solution/ drops	$0.20368 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet
QC LUBRICANT 0.4-0.3% EYE DROP generic · solution/ drops	$0.36253 per ML filed eff. 2026-04-22	We don’t know yet
ULTRA LUBRICANT 0.4-0.3% DROP this page generic · solution/ drops	$0.21077 per EA filed eff. 2026-09-23	We don’t know yet

CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-04-22, 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 unit (EA)? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
It is sold over the counter, so shelf prices vary from store to store: what does it cost per unit here?
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 unit (EA)?: NADAC prices this product per EA, and the FDA NDC Directory lists its NDC as dosage form “SOLUTION/ DROPS” with route “OPHTHALMIC”. Only a tablet, capsule, lozenge or troche with route “ORAL”, or a tablet or film with route “SUBLINGUAL” or “BUCCAL”, starts at 30, and this is not one. NADAC’s EA for it may be a whole package (such as a kit, pen, syringe, vial or inhaler) or one dose inside it, and the files do not say which. So the card starts at 1 unit (EA) rather than guess how many make up a fill; change it to match your prescription.