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Generic ciprofloxacin

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic ciprofloxacin.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. 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 Cetraxal, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameCetraxal
Authorized genericciprofloxacin
Regular genericciprofloxacin
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Same as Cetraxal?
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Cetraxal itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

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Authorized genericNot sold now

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

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of Cetraxal 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.

  • Genus Lifesciences0.5 mg/0.25 mL

    Made by Alembic Therapeutics

    Packages and NDCs

    0.5 mg/0.25 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 3.5 mL64950-381-14

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

CETRAXAL is a quinolone antimicrobial indicated for the treatment of acute otitis externa due to susceptible isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosaor Staphylococcus aureus.

Source: the FDA label for Cetraxal (Wraser Llc), October 9, 2024. Full label on DailyMed