Pred Forte vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic prednisolone

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic prednisolone.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 Pred Forte, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand namePred Forte

Authorized genericprednisolone

Regular genericprednisolone

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Same as Pred Forte?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

Pred Forte’s maker has a savings card that lowers what you pay at the pharmacy.

PRED FORTE Savings (AbbVie)

Savings card from AbbVie (Allergan)

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.

Insurance · as little as $50 for 5 mL bottle

Or call 1-800-441-4987.

In the maker’s words

“Eligible patients could pay as little as $50 for a 5 mL bottle of PRED FORTE.”

From the maker’s offer on abbvieaccess.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

prednisolone

Sold by

Pacific Pharma

NDC to ask for

1%suspension drops
- 60758-119-0511-digit: 60758-0119-055 mL per dropper bottle
- 60758-119-1011-digit: 60758-0119-1010 mL per dropper bottle
- 60758-119-1511-digit: 60758-0119-1515 mL per dropper bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Pred Forte, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Pacific Pharma (NDC 60758-119-05), 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).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Pred Forte.

Pred Forte package label — BrandPred Forte

Authorized generic package label from Pacific Pharma — Authorized genericPacific Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: prednisolone acetate 1%

Inactive, on both labels:

Benzalkonium chloride
Boric acid
Edetate disodium
Hypromellose
Polysorbate 80
Sodium bisulfite
Sodium chloride
Sodium citrate
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Pred Forte 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.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals1%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

1%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 60219-2550-1

1%

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 60219-2551-1

1%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 mL 60219-2552-1

Inactive ingredients: benzalkonium chloride, boric acid, edetate disodium, hypromellose, polysorbate 80, sodium bisulfite, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, water
FDA label
Lupin Pharmaceuticals1%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

1%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 70748-332-02
Carton of 10 mL 70748-332-03
Carton of 15 mL 70748-332-04

Inactive ingredients: benzalkonium chloride, edetate disodium, polysorbate 80, sodium bisulfite, hypromellose 2906 (4000 mpa.s), boric acid, trisodium citrate dihydrate, sodium chloride, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	60219-2550-1

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	60219-2551-1

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 mL	60219-2552-1

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	70748-332-02
Carton of 10 mL	70748-332-03
Carton of 15 mL	70748-332-04

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

Eye inflammation

What the FDA label says

PRED FORTE ® is indicated for the treatment of steroid-responsive inflammation of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea, and anterior segment of the globe.

Source: the FDA label for Pred Forte (Allergan, Inc.), February 2, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Pred Forte (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 checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/pred-forte/