Restasis vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic cyclosporine

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameRestasis

Authorized genericcyclosporine

Regular genericcyclosporine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Same as Restasis?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

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

RESTASIS® Savings Program

Savings card from AbbVie (Allergan)

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.

Insurance · as little as $0 a month

The card takes up to $1,200 a year off your co-pay.

Or call 1-844-469-8327.

In the maker’s words

“Depending on your insurance coverage, most eligible patients may pay as little as $0 per 30-day supply for each of up to twelve (12)”

From the maker’s offer on restasis.com, checked October 26, 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 Restasis, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

cyclosporine

Sold by (either works)

ApotexMade by Allergan, the company behind Restasis
Lupin PharmaceuticalsMade by Allergan, the company behind Restasis
KVK-Tech

NDC to ask for

0.05%emulsionApotex
- 60505-6202-111-digit: 60505-6202-0130 vials, 0.4 mL each
- 60505-6202-211-digit: 60505-6202-0260 vials, 0.4 mL each
0.05%emulsionKVK-Tech
- 10702-808-0311-digit: 10702-0808-0330 single-use vials, 0.4 mL each
- 10702-808-0611-digit: 10702-0808-0660 single-use vials, 0.4 mL each
0.05%emulsionLupin Pharmaceuticals
- 68180-214-3011-digit: 68180-0214-3030 single-use vials, 0.4 mL each
- 68180-214-6011-digit: 68180-0214-6060 single-use vials, 0.4 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Restasis, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic, 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).

0.05% emulsion · Apotex

Same active and inactive ingredients as Restasis.

Authorized generic package label from Apotex — Authorized genericApotex

See the ingredients

Active: cyclosporine 0.05%

Inactive, on both labels:

Carbomer copolymer type A
Castor oil
Glycerin
Polysorbate 80
Sodium hydroxide
Water

0.05% emulsion · KVK-Tech

Same active and inactive ingredients as Restasis.

Authorized generic package label from KVK-Tech — Authorized genericKVK-Tech

See the ingredients

Active: cyclosporine 0.05%

Inactive, on both labels:

Carbomer copolymer type A
Castor oil
Glycerin
Polysorbate 80
Sodium hydroxide
Water

0.05% emulsion · Lupin Pharmaceuticals

Same active and inactive ingredients as Restasis.

Authorized generic package label from Lupin Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericLupin Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: cyclosporine 0.05%

Inactive, on both labels:

Carbomer copolymer type A
Castor oil
Glycerin
Polysorbate 80
Sodium hydroxide
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

5 companies sell a generic of Restasis 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.

Devatis0.05%

Made by Deva Holding

Product page on devatis.us

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 12 mL 73043-005-01
Carton of 24 mL 73043-005-02

Inactive ingredients: glycerin, carbomer copolymer type a (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), castor oil, polysorbate 80, water, sodium hydroxide
FDA label
Mylan Pharmaceuticals0.05%

Product page on viatris.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05% White opaque

Package NDC
Carton of 12 mL 0378-8760-58
Carton of 24 mL 0378-8760-91

Inactive ingredients: glycerin, carbomer copolymer type a (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), castor oil, polysorbate 80, water, sodium hydroxide
FDA label
Saptalis Pharmaceuticals0.05%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 12 mL 71656-012-30
Carton of 24 mL 71656-012-60

Inactive ingredients: glycerin, castor oil, polysorbate 80, carbomer copolymer type a (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), water, sodium hydroxide
FDA label
Teva Pharmaceuticals0.05%

Packages and NDCs

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 12 mL 0480-4076-30
Carton of 24 mL 0480-4076-60

FDA label
Upsher-Smith Laboratories0.05%

Made by TWi Pharmaceuticals

Product page on upsher-smith.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 12 mL 24979-126-19
Carton of 24 mL 24979-126-18

Inactive ingredients: glycerin, castor oil, polysorbate 80, carbomer copolymer type a, water, sodium hydroxide
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 12 mL	73043-005-01
Carton of 24 mL	73043-005-02

Package	NDC
Carton of 12 mL	0378-8760-58
Carton of 24 mL	0378-8760-91

Package	NDC
Carton of 12 mL	71656-012-30
Carton of 24 mL	71656-012-60

Package	NDC
Carton of 12 mL	0480-4076-30
Carton of 24 mL	0480-4076-60

Package	NDC
Carton of 12 mL	24979-126-19
Carton of 24 mL	24979-126-18

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

Making more tears in dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca)

What the FDA label says

RESTASIS is a calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressant indicated to increase tear production in patients whose tear production is presumed to be suppressed due to ocular inflammation associated with keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Increased tear production was not seen in patients currently taking topical anti-inflammatory drugs or using punctal plugs.

Source: the FDA label for Restasis (Allergan, Inc.), September 9, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Restasis (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 October 26, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/restasis/