Atralin vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic tretinoin

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic tretinoin.Find pharmacies near you
Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Atralin, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameAtralin

Authorized generictretinoin

Regular generictretinoin

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Atralin

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Atralin?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

tretinoin

Sold by

Oceanside PharmaceuticalsPart of Bausch Health, the company behind Atralin

NDC to ask for

0.05%gel
- 68682-800-4511-digit: 68682-0800-4545 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Atralin, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals (NDC 68682-800-45), and for a regular generic?”

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 Atralin.

Authorized generic package label from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericOceanside Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: tretinoin 0.05%

Inactive, on both labels:

Benzyl alcohol
Butylated hydroxytoluene
Butylparaben
Carbomer homopolymer type C
Ethylparaben
Glycerin
Hyaluronate sodium
Isobutylparaben
Soluble marine collagen
Methylparaben
Octoxynol-9
Phenoxyethanol
Propylparaben
Trolamine
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of Atralin that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals0.05%

Product page on viatris.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05% Translucent to opaque, pale yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 0378-8090-45

Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, butylparaben, butylated hydroxytoluene, carbomer homopolymer type c (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), ethylparaben, hydrolysed marine collagen (enzymatic; 2000 mw), glycerin, isobutylparaben, methylparaben, octoxynol-9, phenoxyethanol, propylparaben, water, hyaluronate sodium, trolamine
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	0378-8090-45

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What it’s used for

Acne

What the FDA label says

Atralin Gel is a retinoid indicated for topical treatment of acne vulgaris.

Source: the FDA label for Atralin (Bausch Health US, LLC), February 1, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Atralin (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/atralin/