Acular LS vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

Acular LS itself, without the brand name. It usually costs less than Acular LS.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of Acular LS’s authorized generic. Its NDC is on this page; the pharmacy may need to order it.See its NDC
Ask for Acular LS’s cash price too, and pick the lower one.

The FDA has approved one in this form, but it isn’t in pharmacies yet. Other forms or strengths are sold, but switching to one would need a new prescription.

Compare every option

Brand nameAcular LS

Authorized genericketorolac tromethamine

Regular genericketorolac tromethamine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Other forms onlyAsk your doctor

Same as Acular LS?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Acular LS’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Acular LS’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Acular LS, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

ketorolac tromethamine

Sold by

Pacific Pharma

NDC to ask for

0.4%drops
- 60758-773-0511-digit: 60758-0773-055 mL per dropper bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Acular LS, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Pacific Pharma (NDC 60758-773-05)?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Acular LS.

Acular LS package label — BrandAcular LS

Authorized generic package label from Pacific Pharma — Authorized genericPacific Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: ketorolac tromethamine 0.4%

Inactive, on both labels:

Benzalkonium chloride
Edetate disodium
Hydrochloric acid
Octoxynol-40
Sodium chloride
Sodium hydroxide
Water

Regular genericNot sold

The FDA has approved one in this form, but it isn’t in pharmacies yet. Other forms or strengths are sold, but switching to one would need a new prescription. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Acular LS.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

Eye pain and burning after vision-correcting eye surgery

What the FDA label says

ACULAR LS ophthalmic solution is a nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) indicated for the reduction of ocular pain and burning/stinging following corneal refractive surgery.

Source: the FDA label for Acular LS (Allergan, Inc.), June 21, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Acular LS (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/acular-ls/