Epiduo Forte vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic adapalene and benzoyl peroxide

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic adapalene and benzoyl peroxide.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 Epiduo Forte, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameEpiduo Forte

Authorized genericadapalene and benzoyl peroxide

Regular genericadapalene and benzoyl peroxide

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Same as Epiduo Forte?

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

adapalene and benzoyl peroxide

Sold by

Mayne Pharma

NDC to ask for

0.3% / 2.5%gel
- 68308-662-4511-digit: 68308-0662-4545 g per pump bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Epiduo Forte, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mayne Pharma (NDC 68308-662-45), 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 Epiduo Forte.

Epiduo Forte package label — BrandEpiduo Forte

See the ingredients

Active: adapalene 0.3% · benzoyl peroxide 2.5%

Inactive, on both labels:

Acrylic acid/sodium acrylate copolymer
Docusate sodium
Edetate disodium
Glycerin
Isohexadecane
Poloxamer 124
Polysorbate 80
Propylene glycol
Sorbitan monooleate
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

5 companies sell a generic of Epiduo Forte 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.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals0.3% / 2.5%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.3% / 2.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 62332-662-45

Inactive ingredients: acrylic acid/sodium acrylate copolymer (1:1; 600 mpa.s at 0.2%), docusate sodium, edetate disodium, glycerin, isohexadecane, poloxamer 124, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, water, sorbitan monooleate
FDA label
Padagis0.3% / 2.5%

Product page on padagis.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.3% / 2.5%

Package NDC
Bottle of 45 g 45802-853-45

Inactive ingredients: sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer (4000000 mw), docusate sodium, edetate disodium, glycerin, isohexadecane, poloxamer 124, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, water, sorbitan monooleate
FDA label
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries0.3% / 2.5%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.3% / 2.5% White to pale yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 51672-1384-9
Carton of 60 g 51672-1384-4

Inactive ingredients: docusate sodium, edetate disodium, glycerin, poloxamer 124, sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate-acrylamide copolymer (1:1; 90000-150000 mpa.s), propylene glycol, water
FDA label
Teva Pharmaceuticals0.3% / 2.5%

Made by Actavis LLC An Indirect Wholly Owned Sub Of Teva Pharmaceuticals · Being phased out; sold until February 2027

Packages and NDCs

0.3% / 2.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 0480-3154-45

FDA label
Viona Pharmaceuticals0.3% / 2.5%

Made by Zydus Lifesciences

Product page on vionausa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.3% / 2.5% White to very pale yellow

Package NDC
Bottle of 45 g 72578-119-04
Bottle of 60 g 72578-119-02

Inactive ingredients: 1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-((1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino)-, sodium salt (1:1), polymer with 2-propenamide, docusate sodium, edetate disodium, glycerin, isohexadecane, poloxamer 124, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, sorbitan monooleate, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	62332-662-45

Package	NDC
Bottle of 45 g	45802-853-45

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	51672-1384-9
Carton of 60 g	51672-1384-4

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	0480-3154-45

Package	NDC
Bottle of 45 g	72578-119-04
Bottle of 60 g	72578-119-02

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

Acne

What the FDA label says

EPIDUO FORTE, is a combination of adapalene, a retinoid, and benzoyl peroxide and is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.

Source: the FDA label for Epiduo Forte (Galderma Laboratories, L.P.), October 24, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Epiduo Forte (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/epiduo-forte/