Artificial Tears
Pricing Report NDC 17478-060-12

View Wholesale Price per Unit, Acquisition Costs, and Historic Pricing Trends

Current Package Pricing Information

This product is EXCLUDED from the official NDC directory because the listing data was inactivated by the FDA.

The latest wholesale acquisition cost for Artificial Tears (NDC 17478-060-12) is $0.33382 per ML. This benchmark price is based on the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) and has been effective since Jun 21, 2023.

As a provided by Akorn, this medication is distributed in a 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER in 1 CARTON / 15 mL in 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER configuration. The pricing data is derived from C/I - Chain or Independent Pharmacy surveys, reflecting the actual invoice prices paid by community pharmacies to drug wholesalers.

NADAC Pricing Summary

NADAC pricing snapshot for this package NDC

Acquisition Cost
$0.33382
Per ML

Effective Date
Jun 21, 2023
Data Status
As of Jun 28, 2023
C/I - Chain or Independent Pharmacy
Package NDC
Description
1 BOTTLE, DROPPER in 1 CARTON / 15 mL in 1 BOTTLE, DROPPER
Pricing Methodology Explanation
The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
The NADAC was calculated based on package size.

Historical Pricing Trends & Acquisition Cost Benchmarks

Since Nov 2013, the NADAC wholesale price for (NDC ) has moved within a range of $0.12086 to $0.39475 per ML. Over this 9 years and 7 months period, the pricing trend reflects the shifting acquisition costs reported by retail and chain pharmacies to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The following interactive chart and historical table detail every recorded price adjustment based on these federal surveys.

Price Range
$0.1209 - $0.3948
Market Volatility
226.62% Variance
Latest Trend
24.76%
Date Unit Price Unit Source Method Rate
Jun 21, 2023 $0.33382 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 17, 2023 $0.26756 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 19, 2023 $0.32381 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 22, 2023 $0.34261 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 22, 2023 $0.34371 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 18, 2023 $0.33134 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 21, 2022 $0.34541 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 19, 2022 $0.33505 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 19, 2022 $0.33505 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 5G - Generic
Sep 21, 2022 $0.35708 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 22, 2022 $0.39475 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 22, 2022 $0.39475 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 5G - Generic
Aug 19, 2020 $0.33344 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 19, 2020 $0.33344 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 5G - Generic
Jul 22, 2020 $0.32452 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 19, 2020 $0.32164 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 19, 2020 $0.32164 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 5G - Generic
Jan 22, 2020 $0.32393 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 18, 2019 $0.33367 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 23, 2019 $0.33347 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 23, 2019 $0.33347 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 4, 5G - Generic
Sep 18, 2019 $0.27092 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 21, 2019 $0.21178 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 17, 2019 $0.14472 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 19, 2019 $0.14082 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 22, 2019 $0.13992 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 17, 2019 $0.12784 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 20, 2019 $0.14041 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 20, 2019 $0.13345 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 23, 2019 $0.14498 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 19, 2018 $0.13173 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 21, 2018 $0.13436 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 17, 2018 $0.15750 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 19, 2018 $0.14124 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 22, 2018 $0.13467 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 18, 2018 $0.13062 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 20, 2018 $0.13703 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 23, 2018 $0.13249 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 18, 2018 $0.12895 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 21, 2018 $0.13154 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 21, 2018 $0.13269 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 17, 2018 $0.13018 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 20, 2017 $0.13622 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 22, 2017 $0.13564 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 18, 2017 $0.13253 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 20, 2017 $0.13348 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 23, 2017 $0.12837 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 19, 2017 $0.13602 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 21, 2017 $0.12527 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 17, 2017 $0.13217 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 19, 2017 $0.12827 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 22, 2017 $0.13015 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 22, 2017 $0.13003 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 18, 2017 $0.13261 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 21, 2016 $0.13518 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 23, 2016 $0.12873 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 19, 2016 $0.12958 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 21, 2016 $0.13306 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 17, 2016 $0.13546 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 20, 2016 $0.12744 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 22, 2016 $0.12742 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 18, 2016 $0.12909 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 20, 2016 $0.13283 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 23, 2016 $0.13050 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 17, 2016 $0.12582 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 20, 2016 $0.12495 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 23, 2015 $0.12450 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 18, 2015 $0.12498 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 21, 2015 $0.12933 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 23, 2015 $0.12890 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 19, 2015 $0.12636 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 22, 2015 $0.12992 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 17, 2015 $0.13068 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 20, 2015 $0.12920 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 22, 2015 $0.12624 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 18, 2015 $0.12365 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 18, 2015 $0.12886 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 21, 2015 $0.12196 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 17, 2014 $0.13142 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 19, 2014 $0.12495 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Oct 22, 2014 $0.12086 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Sep 17, 2014 $0.12794 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Aug 20, 2014 $0.12435 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jul 23, 2014 $0.12367 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jun 18, 2014 $0.12330 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
May 21, 2014 $0.12787 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Apr 23, 2014 $0.13092 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Mar 19, 2014 $0.12930 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Feb 19, 2014 $0.12788 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Jan 22, 2014 $0.13102 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Dec 18, 2013 $0.12768 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic
Nov 21, 2013 $0.12530 MLC/I - Chain or Independent PharmacyCode 1, 5G - Generic

Pricing Methodology Legend

  • Code 1: The NADAC was calculated using information from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
  • Code 4: The NADAC was carried forward from the previous file.
  • Code 5: The NADAC was calculated based on package size.

Understanding NADAC Pricing Data

The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This data is derived from random monthly surveys of more than 60,000 pharmacies across all 50 states.


Important Price Distinction:

The prices listed on this page represent the wholesale invoice price paid by pharmacies to acquire the drug. This is NOT the retail price paid by consumers at the pharmacy counter. Final patient costs typically include pharmacy markups, professional dispensing fees, and insurance adjustments.

NADAC Pricing Data Last Updated on: July 08, 2026