Cipro HC vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone.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 Cipro HC, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameCipro HC

Authorized genericciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone

Regular genericciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Same as Cipro HC?

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 Cipro HC’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Cipro HC’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone

Sold by

SandozThe company behind Cipro HC

NDC to ask for

0.2% / 1%suspension drops
- 0781-6218-7011-digit: 00781-6218-7010 mL per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Cipro HC, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Sandoz (NDC 0781-6218-70), 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 Cipro HC.

Authorized generic package label from Sandoz — Authorized genericSandoz

See the ingredients

Active: ciprofloxacin hydrochloride 0.2% · hydrocortisone 1%

Inactive, on both labels:

Acetic acid
Benzyl alcohol
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrogenated soybean phosphatidylcholine
Polysorbate 20
Polyvinyl alcohol
Sodium acetate
Sodium chloride
Sodium hydroxide
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of Cipro HC 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.

Cosette Pharmaceuticals0.2% / 1%

Product page on cosettepharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.2% / 1%

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 0713-0851-09

Inactive ingredients: polyvinyl alcohol, sodium chloride, sodium acetate, acetic acid, lecithin, soybean, polysorbate 20, water, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, benzyl alcohol
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	0713-0851-09

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

Outer ear infections (swimmer’s ear)

What the FDA label says

CIPRO® HC OTIC is indicated for the treatment of acute otitis externa in adult and pediatric patients, one year and older, due to susceptible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Proteus mirabilis.

Source: the FDA label for Cipro HC (Sandoz Inc), November 8, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Cipro HC (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/cipro-hc/