Elidel vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic pimecrolimus

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameElidel

Authorized genericpimecrolimus

Regular genericpimecrolimus

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Elidel

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Elidel?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Elidel 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 Elidel, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

pimecrolimus

Sold by

Oceanside PharmaceuticalsPart of Bausch Health, the company behind Elidel

NDC to ask for

1%cream
- 68682-110-0111-digit: 68682-0110-0130 g per tube
1%cream
- 68682-111-0211-digit: 68682-0111-0260 g per tube
1%cream
- 68682-112-0311-digit: 68682-0112-03100 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Elidel, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals (NDC 68682-110-01), 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).

Elidel 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 Oceanside Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericOceanside Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: pimecrolimus 1%

Inactive:

Benzyl alcohol
Cetyl alcohol
Citric acid monohydrate
Glyceryl monostearate
Oleyl alcohol
Propylene glycol
Sodium cetostearyl sulfate
Sodium hydroxide
Stearyl alcohol
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Elidel 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.

Actavis Pharma1%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

1% White

Package NDC
Tube of 30 g 0591-2944-30
Tube of 60 g 0591-2944-60
Tube of 100 g 0591-2944-87

Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, anhydrous citric acid, medium-chain triglycerides, oleyl alcohol, propylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, stearyl alcohol, water
FDA label
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals1%

Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

1% White to off white

Package NDC
Carton of 30 g 68462-609-35
Carton of 60 g 68462-609-65
Carton of 100 g 68462-609-94

Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, anhydrous citric acid, glyceryl monostearate, oleyl alcohol, propylene glycol, medium-chain triglycerides, sodium cetostearyl sulfate, sodium hydroxide, stearyl alcohol, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Tube of 30 g	0591-2944-30
Tube of 60 g	0591-2944-60
Tube of 100 g	0591-2944-87

Package	NDC
Carton of 30 g	68462-609-35
Carton of 60 g	68462-609-65
Carton of 100 g	68462-609-94

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

Eczema (atopic dermatitis)

What the FDA label says

Pimecrolimus Cream, 1% is a calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant indicated as second-line therapy for the short-term and non-continuous chronic treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in non-immunocompromised adults and children 2 years of age and older, who have failed to respond adequately to other topical prescription treatments, or when those treatments are not advisable.

Source: the FDA label for Pimecrolimus (Oceanside Pharmaceuticals), April 30, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Elidel (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/elidel/