Dovonex vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic calcipotriene

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic calcipotriene.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 Dovonex, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameDovonex

Authorized genericcalcipotriene

Regular genericcalcipotriene

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Same as Dovonex?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

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

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

calcipotriene

Sold by

Prasco LaboratoriesMade by LEO Pharma, the company behind Dovonex

Your strength

NDC to ask for

0.005%cream
- 66993-877-6111-digit: 66993-0877-6160 g per tube
- 66993-877-7811-digit: 66993-0877-78120 g per tube
0.005%ointment
- 66993-878-6111-digit: 66993-0878-6160 g per tube
- 66993-878-7811-digit: 66993-0878-78120 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Dovonex, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Prasco Laboratories, 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).

0.005% cream

Dovonex itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized generic package label from Prasco Laboratories — Authorized genericPrasco Laboratories

See the ingredients

Active: calcipotriene 50 mcg/g

Inactive:

dl-alpha-tocopherol
Ceteth-20
Cetostearyl alcohol
Diazolidinyl urea
Dichlorobenzyl alcohol
Edetate disodium
Glycerin
Mineral oil
Petrolatum
Dibasic sodium phosphate
Water

0.005% ointment

Dovonex itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

See the ingredients

Active: calcipotriene 50 mcg/g

Inactive:

Alpha-tocopherol
Edetate disodium
Mineral oil
Petrolatum
Propylene glycol
Dibasic sodium phosphate
Steareth-2
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

3 companies sell a generic of Dovonex 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 PharmaceuticalsSolution 0.005%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.005%

Package NDC
Carton of 60 mL 0713-0318-53

Inactive ingredients: isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cellulose, sodium citrate, menthol, water
FDA label
Glenmark PharmaceuticalsOintment 50 mcg/g · Cream 50 mcg/g

Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

50 mcg/g

Package NDC
Tube of 60 g 68462-310-65
Carton of 120 g 68462-310-66

50 mcg/g

Package NDC
Carton of 60 g 68462-501-65
Carton of 120 g 68462-501-66

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate, edetate disodium, mineral oil, petrolatum, propylene glycol, .alpha.-tocopherol, water, steareth-2, benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, ceteth-20, glycerin, medium-chain triglycerides, sodium phosphate, monobasic, monohydrate
FDA label
NorthStar RxCream 50 mcg/g

Made by Glenmark Specialty

Product page on northstarrxllc.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

50 mcg/g

Package NDC
Carton of 60 g 16714-763-01
Carton of 120 g 16714-763-02

Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, ceteth-20, sodium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate, glycerin, medium-chain triglycerides, mineral oil, sodium phosphate, monobasic, monohydrate, water, petrolatum

Package	NDC
Carton of 60 mL	0713-0318-53

Package	NDC
Tube of 60 g	68462-310-65
Carton of 120 g	68462-310-66

Package	NDC
Carton of 60 g	68462-501-65
Carton of 120 g	68462-501-66

Package	NDC
Carton of 60 g	16714-763-01
Carton of 120 g	16714-763-02

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

Plaque psoriasis

What the FDA label says

Calcipotriene Cream, 0.005%, is indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. The safety and effectiveness of topical calcipotriene in dermatoses other than psoriasis have not been established.

Source: the FDA label for Calcipotriene (Prasco Laboratories), December 12, 2022. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Dovonex (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/dovonex/