MetroGel vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic metronidazole

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic metronidazole.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 MetroGel, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameMetroGel

Authorized genericmetronidazole

Regular genericmetronidazole

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Cash priceAsk the pharmacy

Same as MetroGel?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

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

metronidazole

Sold by

Mayne Pharma

NDC to ask for

1%gel
- 68308-663-5511-digit: 68308-0663-5555 g per pump bottle
- 68308-663-6011-digit: 68308-0663-6060 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my MetroGel, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mayne Pharma (NDC 68308-663-55), 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).

MetroGel itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

See the ingredients

Active: metronidazole 1%

Inactive:

Betadex
Edetate disodium
Methylparaben
Niacinamide
Phenoxyethanol
Propylene glycol
Propylparaben
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

6 companies sell a generic of MetroGel 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.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals1%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

1%

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 62332-630-45
Carton of 55 g 62332-630-55
Carton of 60 g 62332-630-60

Inactive ingredients: betadex, edetate disodium, methylparaben, niacinamide, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water, hydroxyethyl cellulose (4000 mpa.s at 1%)
FDA label
Aurobindo Pharma1%

Product page on aurobindousa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

1%

Package NDC
Carton of 60 g 59651-813-60

Inactive ingredients: betadex, edetate disodium, hydroxyethyl cellulose (4000 mpa.s at 1%), methylparaben, niacinamide, phenoxyethanol, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water
FDA label
Cosette Pharmaceuticals0.75%, 1%

Product page on cosettepharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.75%

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 0713-0637-37

1%

Package NDC
Carton of 60 g 0713-0574-60

Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, carbomer homopolymer type c, edetate disodium, propylene glycol, water, sodium hydroxide, betadex, hydroxyethyl cellulose, niacinamide, phenoxyethanol
FDA label
Encube Ethicals0.75%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.75%

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 21922-070-06

Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, carbomer homopolymer type c (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), propylene glycol, edetate disodium, sodium hydroxide, water
FDA label
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries0.75%, 1%

Made by Taro Pharmaceutical Industries

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.75% Colorless to Pale Yellow

Package NDC
Tube of 5 g 51672-4116-5
Carton of 30 g 51672-4116-2
Carton of 45 g 51672-4116-6

1% Clear to yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 51672-4215-6
Carton of 55 g 51672-4215-9
Carton of 60 g 51672-4215-3

Inactive ingredients: carbomer homopolymer type c (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), edetate disodium, methylparaben, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water, sodium hydroxide, alcohol, polyethylene glycol 400, sorbic acid
FDA label
Viona Pharmaceuticals0.75%

Made by Zydus Lifesciences

Product page on vionausa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.75%

Package NDC
Carton of 45 g 72578-209-04

Inactive ingredients: carbomer homopolymer type c, edetate disodium, methylparaben, propylene glycol, propylparaben, sodium hydroxide, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	62332-630-45
Carton of 55 g	62332-630-55
Carton of 60 g	62332-630-60

Package	NDC
Carton of 60 g	59651-813-60

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	0713-0637-37

Package	NDC
Carton of 60 g	0713-0574-60

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	21922-070-06

Package	NDC
Tube of 5 g	51672-4116-5
Carton of 30 g	51672-4116-2
Carton of 45 g	51672-4116-6

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	51672-4215-6
Carton of 55 g	51672-4215-9
Carton of 60 g	51672-4215-3

Package	NDC
Carton of 45 g	72578-209-04

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

Rosacea

What the FDA label says

Metronidazole Gel, 1% is a nitroimidazole indicated for the topical treatment of inflammatory lesions of rosacea.

Source: the FDA label for Metronidazole (Mayne Pharma Inc.), October 31, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from MetroGel (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/metrogel/