How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic lincomycin
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic lincomycin.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 Lincocin, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Details for each option
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Lincocin’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Lincocin’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Lincocin itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.
Regular genericWho makes it
4 companies sell a generic of Lincocin 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.
It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.
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Armas PharmaceuticalsSolution 600 mg/2 mL, 3,000 mg/10 mL
Made by Micro Labs
Product page on armaspharmaceuticals.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
600 mg/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 2 mL 72485-114-01 3,000 mg/10 mL
Package NDC Carton of 100 mL 72485-115-10 Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol
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PAI PharmaInjection 3,000 mg/10 mL
Made by Quagen Pharmaceuticals
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
3,000 mg/10 mL Practically white
Package NDC Carton of 100 mL 0121-1035-55 Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol
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Sagent PharmaceuticalsSolution 300 mg/mL
Made by Gland Pharma
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
300 mg/mL
Package NDC Carton of 20 mL 25021-193-02 Carton of 100 mL 25021-193-10 Inactive ingredients: water, benzyl alcohol
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XGen Pharmaceuticals DJBSolution 300 mg/mL
Being phased out; sold until August 2027
Product page on xgenpharmadjb.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
300 mg/mL
Package NDC Carton of 20 mL 39822-0350-2 300 mg/mL
Package NDC Vial of 10 mL 39822-0353-6 Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What to say at the pharmacy
“Before you fill my Lincocin, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”
Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
LINCOCIN is indicated in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible strains of streptococci, pneumococci, and staphylococci. Its use should be reserved for penicillin-allergic patients or other patients for whom, in the judgment of the physician, a penicillin is inappropriate. Because of the risk of CDAD, as described in the BOXED WARNING, before selecting lincomycin the physician should consider the nature of the infection and the suitability of other alternatives.
Indicated surgical procedures should be performed in conjunction with antibacterial therapy.
LINCOCIN may be administered concomitantly with other antimicrobial agents when indicated.
LINCOCIN is not indicated in the treatment of minor bacterial infections or viral infections.
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of LINCOCIN and other antibacterial drugs, LINCOCIN should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.
Source: the FDA label for Lincocin (Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC), March 10, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Lincocin. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Lincocin’s maker.
- 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/lincocin/