An authorized generic of Loprox was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (ciclopirox) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic ciclopirox
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic ciclopirox.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 Loprox, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Question
Brand nameLoprox
Authorized genericciclopirox
Regular genericciclopirox
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Same as Loprox?
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNot sold
Loprox itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWho makes it
6 companies sell a generic of Loprox 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.
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Actavis PharmaShampoo 10 mg/0.96 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg/0.96 mL
Package NDC Bottle of 120 mL 0591-2159-90 Inactive ingredients: water, sodium laureth-2 sulfate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium chloride, laureth-2
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Cosette PharmaceuticalsCream 0.77%
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.77%
Package NDC Box of 15 g 0713-0638-15 Box of 30 g 0713-0638-31 Box of 90 g 0713-0638-18 Inactive ingredients: cetyl alcohol, mineral oil, octyldodecanol, stearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, myristyl alcohol, sorbitan monostearate, benzyl alcohol, water, lactic acid
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Encube EthicalsShampoo 1%
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
1%
Package NDC Carton of 120 mL 21922-105-52 Inactive ingredients: sodium laureth-2 sulfate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium chloride, laureth-2, water
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Glenmark PharmaceuticalsCream 0.77%
Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.77%
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 68462-297-17 Carton of 30 g 68462-297-35 Carton of 90 g 68462-297-92 Inactive ingredients: cetyl alcohol, light mineral oil, octyldodecanol, stearyl alcohol, polysorbate 60, myristyl alcohol, sorbitan monostearate, lactic acid form, benzyl alcohol, water
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PadagisCream 0.77% · Suspension 0.77% · Shampoo 1%
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.77%
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 45802-138-35 Carton of 30 g 45802-138-11 Carton of 90 g 45802-138-18 0.77%
Package NDC Carton of 30 mL 45802-400-49 Carton of 60 mL 45802-400-46 1%
Package NDC Bottle of 120 mL 45802-401-09 Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, lactic acid form, light mineral oil, myristyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, polysorbate 60, water, sorbitan monostearate, stearyl alcohol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, laureth-2, sodium chloride, sodium laureth-3 sulfate
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Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesCream 0.77% · Shampoo 10 mg/0.96 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.77% White
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 51672-1318-1 Carton of 30 g 51672-1318-2 Carton of 90 g 51672-1318-8 10 mg/0.96 mL
Package NDC Carton of 120 mL 51672-1351-8 Inactive ingredients: lactic acid form, mineral oil, myristyl alcohol, octyldodecanol, polysorbate 60, water, sorbitan monostearate, stearyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, coco diethanolamide, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, laureth-2, sodium chloride, sodium laureth-3 sulfate
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
- Athlete’s foot, jock itch and ringworm
- Yeast infections of the skin (Candida)
- Tinea versicolor (a skin fungus)
What the FDA label says
Ciclopirox olamine cream is indicated for the topical treatment of the following dermal infections: tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis due to Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Epidermophyton floccosum, and Microsporum canis; candidiasis (moniliasis) due to Candida albicans; and tinea (pityriasis) versicolor due to Malassezia furfur.
Source: the FDA label for Ciclopirox olamine (Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd), April 20, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/loprox/