Besivance

Generic name: besifloxacin

Used for: Bacterial pink eye (conjunctivitis)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Besivance

We didn’t find one.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for Besivance’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.
  2. Besivance’s savings card works only with insurance from a job or one you bought.

Free from the maker, if you qualify Bausch + Lomb Patient Assistance Program. Your annual household income must not exceed 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (“FPL”) based on household size Or call 855-770-0424.

See if you qualify 

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Brand nameBesivance
Authorized genericbesifloxacin
Regular genericbesifloxacin
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

Besivance’s maker has a savings card that lowers what you pay at the pharmacy.

Bausch + Lomb Access Program

Savings card from Bausch + Lomb

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $25 a prescription

Sign up on besivance.com 

Or text BLSAVINGS to 24109, or call 1-866-693-4880.

In the maker’s words

“With the Bausch + Lomb Access Program, eligible commercially insured patients may pay as little as $25 copay for their BESIVANCE® 5 mL bottle prescription and up to 5 refills.”

From the maker’s offer on besivance.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Brand nameWith a free discount coupon

Optum Perks, Optum’s free discount coupon, lists these prices for Besivance without insurance. Show the coupon from its page at the pharmacy; it can’t be used with insurance.

From Optum Perks, read November 2, 2026, with no location set. Its page opens on this dose; other doses and pharmacies near you are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of Besivance was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (besifloxacin hydrochloride) is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericNot sold

We didn’t find one. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

See the brand name →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6% is a quinolone antimicrobial indicated for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis caused by susceptible isolates of the following bacteria:

Aerococcus viridans*,CDC coryneform group G, Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum*, Corynebacterium striatum*, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis*, Moraxella lacunata*, Pseudomonas aeruginosa*, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus hominis*, Staphylococcus lugdunensis*, Staphylococcus warneri*, Streptococcus mitisgroup, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus salivarius*

  • Efficacy for this organism was studied in fewer than 10 infections.

Source: the FDA label for Besivance (Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.), January 12, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/besivance/