Locoid vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic hydrocortisone butyrate

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic hydrocortisone butyrate.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 Locoid, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameLocoid

Authorized generichydrocortisone butyrate

Regular generichydrocortisone butyrate

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Locoid

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Locoid?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

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

hydrocortisone butyrate

Sold by

Oceanside PharmaceuticalsPart of Bausch Health, the company behind Locoid

NDC to ask for

0.1%ointment
- 68682-271-1511-digit: 68682-0271-1515 g per tube
- 68682-271-4511-digit: 68682-0271-4545 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Locoid, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals (NDC 68682-271-15), 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).

Locoid 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: hydrocortisone butyrate 0.1%

Inactive:

Mineral oil
Polyethylene glycol

Regular genericWho makes it

3 companies sell a generic of Locoid 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.

Lupin PharmaceuticalsLotion 0.1%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.1% OFF WHITE

Package NDC
Carton of 59 mL 68180-951-01
Carton of 118 mL 68180-951-02

Inactive ingredients: butylated hydroxytoluene, butylparaben, ceteth-20, cetostearyl alcohol, citric acid monohydrate, light mineral oil, propylparaben, water, sodium citrate, petrolatum
FDA label
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesSolution 0.1% · Cream 0.1%

Made by Taro Pharmaceutical Industries

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.1%

Package NDC
Carton of 20 mL 51672-4061-2
Carton of 60 mL 51672-4061-4

0.1%

Package NDC
Tube of 5 g 51672-4074-5
Carton of 10 g 51672-4074-7
Carton of 15 g 51672-4074-1
Carton of 30 g 51672-4074-2
Carton of 45 g 51672-4074-6

Inactive ingredients: citric acid monohydrate, glycerin, isopropyl alcohol, povidone, water, trisodium citrate dihydrate, anhydrous citric acid, ceteth-20, cetostearyl alcohol, light mineral oil, propylparaben, butylparaben, anhydrous trisodium citrate, petrolatum
FDA label
The J. MolnerLotion 0.1%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.1%

Package NDC
Carton of 59 mL 83148-012-02
Carton of 118 mL 83148-012-04

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, ceteth-20, cetostearyl alcohol, butylated hydroxytoluene, butylparaben, light mineral oil, propylparaben, water, sodium citrate form, white petrolatum
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 59 mL	68180-951-01
Carton of 118 mL	68180-951-02

Package	NDC
Carton of 20 mL	51672-4061-2
Carton of 60 mL	51672-4061-4

Package	NDC
Tube of 5 g	51672-4074-5
Carton of 10 g	51672-4074-7
Carton of 15 g	51672-4074-1
Carton of 30 g	51672-4074-2
Carton of 45 g	51672-4074-6

Package	NDC
Carton of 59 mL	83148-012-02
Carton of 118 mL	83148-012-04

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

Itchy, inflamed skin conditions

What the FDA label says

Hydrocortisone Butyrate Ointment, 0.1% is indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

Source: the FDA label for Hydrocortisone Butyrate (Oceanside Pharmaceuticals), December 31, 2020. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Locoid (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/locoid/