An authorized generic of Blocadren was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (timolol maleate) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
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Generic timolol
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- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic timolol.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 Blocadren, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Question
Brand nameBlocadren
Authorized generictimolol
Regular generictimolol
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Same as Blocadren?
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNot sold
Blocadren itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWho makes it
2 companies sell a generic of Blocadren 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.
It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals10 mg
Has dyes: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 2 · Being phased out; sold until March 2027
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg Green, round, 8 mm, marked “M / 221”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 0378-0221-01 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, sodium lauryl sulfate, FD&C Blue No. 2, D&C Yellow No. 10
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Rising Pharma Holdings10 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg White to off white, round, 8 mm, marked “IT / 71”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16571-224-01 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, starch, pregelatinized corn, sodium lauryl sulfate
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
What the FDA label says
Hypertension
Timolol maleate tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension. They may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents, especially thiazide-type diuretics.
Myocardial Infarction
Timolol is indicated in patients who have survived the acute phase of myocardial infarction, and are clinically stable, to reduce cardiovascular mortality and the risk of reinfarction.
Migraine
Timolol is indicated for the prophylaxis of migraine headache.
Source: the FDA label for Timolol Maleate (Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc.), June 11, 2024. Full label on DailyMed
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/blocadren/