Fabior vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

Fabior itself, without the brand name. It usually costs less than Fabior.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of Fabior’s authorized generic. Its NDC is on this page; the pharmacy may need to order it.See its NDC
Ask for Fabior’s cash price too, and pick the lower one.

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you.

Compare every option

Brand nameFabior

Authorized generictazarotene

Regular generictazarotene

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Fabior

Other forms onlyAsk your doctor

Same as Fabior?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

tazarotene

Sold by

Mayne PharmaThe company behind Fabior

NDC to ask for

0.1%foam
- 68308-685-5011-digit: 68308-0685-5050 g per can

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Fabior, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mayne Pharma (NDC 68308-685-50)?”

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 Fabior.

Authorized generic package label from Mayne Pharma — Authorized genericMayne Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: tazarotene 0.1%

Inactive, on both labels:

Anhydrous citric acid
Butylated hydroxytoluene
Ceteareth-12
Diisopropyl adipate
Light mineral oil
Potassium citrate
Potassium sorbate
Sorbic acid
Water

Regular genericNot sold

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Fabior.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

Acne

What the FDA label says

FABIOR Foam is a retinoid indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 12 years of age or older.

Source: the FDA label for Fabior (Mayne Pharma), March 3, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Fabior (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/fabior/