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Generic fluocinolone acetonide

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic fluocinolone acetonide.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 Derma-Smoothe/FS, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameDerma-Smoothe/FS
Authorized genericfluocinolone acetonide
Regular genericfluocinolone acetonide
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Derma-Smoothe/FS?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of Derma-Smoothe/FS was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (fluocinolone acetonide) is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericWho makes it

4 companies sell a generic of Derma-Smoothe/FS 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.

  • Padagis0.01 mg/100 mL

    Product page on padagis.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.01 mg/100 mL TO PALE YELLOW

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 118.28 mL45802-485-26

    0.01 mg/100 mL PALE YELLOW

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 118.28 mL45802-887-26

    Inactive ingredients: isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, light mineral oil, oleth-2

    FDA label

  • Quagen Pharmaceuticals0.011%
    Packages and NDCs

    0.011%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 118.28 mL70752-156-06

    0.011%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 118.28 mL70752-158-06

    FDA label

  • Rising Pharma Holdings0.011%

    Sold as Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.011%

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 118.28 mL64980-330-04

    0.011%

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 118.28 mL64980-331-04

    Inactive ingredients: isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, light mineral oil, oleth-2, peanut oil

    FDA label

  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries0.11 mg/118.28 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.11 mg/118.28 mL Clear or translucent, colorless to yellow liquid

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 118.28 mL51672-1356-8

    0.11 mg/118.28 mL (Clear or translucent, colorless to yellow)

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 118.28 mL51672-1357-8

    Inactive ingredients: isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, light mineral oil, oleth-2, peanut oil

    FDA label

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

Derma-Smoothe/FS ® Scalp Oil is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of psoriasis of the scalp in adults.

Source: the FDA label for Derma-Smoothe/FS (Royal Pharmaceuticals), June 9, 2026. Full label on DailyMed