Iopidine vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

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

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

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic.

Compare every option

Brand nameIopidine

Authorized genericapraclonidine

Regular genericapraclonidine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Iopidine

Not soldNone sold

Same as Iopidine?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

apraclonidine

Sold by

Sandoz

NDC to ask for

0.5%solution
- 61314-665-0511-digit: 61314-0665-055 mL per bottle
- 61314-665-1011-digit: 61314-0665-1010 mL per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Iopidine, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Sandoz (NDC 61314-665-05)?”

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).

Iopidine doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

Authorized generic package label from Sandoz — Authorized genericSandoz

See the ingredients

Active: apraclonidine hydrochloride 0.575%

Inactive:

Benzalkonium chloride
Hydrochloric acid
Sodium acetate
Sodium chloride
Sodium hydroxide
Water

Regular genericNot sold

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Iopidine.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

Preventing a rise in eye pressure after laser eye surgery

What the FDA label says

IOPIDINE 1% Ophthalmic Solution is indicated to control or prevent post-surgical elevations in IOP that occur in patients after argon laser trabeculoplasty, argon laser iridotomy or Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy.

Source: the FDA label for Iopidine (Harrow Eye, LLC), May 8, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Iopidine (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/iopidine/