Retin-A Micro

Generic name: tretinoin

Used for: Acne

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Lowest posted price

$75 for 50 g

Retin-A Micro from Bausch Health (Ortho Dermatologics), without insurance.

  1. Sign up for Ortho Dermatologics Access Program.Print the card (PDF) 

Ask for the generic’s price No pharmacy we check posts a cash price for generic tretinoin. Ask yours, to compare.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Retin-A Micro, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameRetin-A Micro
Authorized generictretinoin
Regular generictretinoin
What you’d pay
Lowest$75for 50 g with the maker’s card
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Retin-A Micro
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Retin-A Micro?
The original
Same medicine
Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

Retin-A Micro’s maker has a savings card that lowers what you pay at the pharmacy.

Ortho Dermatologics Access Program

Savings card from Bausch Health (Ortho Dermatologics)

No insurance $75 for 50 g
Insurance · as little as $25 a fill

Print the card (PDF) 

See the offer on orthorxaccess.com

From the maker’s offer on orthorxaccess.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 Retin-A Micro, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

tretinoin

Sold by
  • Oceanside PharmaceuticalsPart of Bausch Health, the company behind Retin-A Micro
Your strength
NDC to ask for
  • 0.04%gel
    • 68682-514-9211-digit: 68682-0514-9220 g per tube
    • 68682-514-9411-digit: 68682-0514-9445 g per tube
    • 68682-514-9511-digit: 68682-0514-9550 g per pump bottle
  • 0.08%gel
    • 68682-515-9511-digit: 68682-0515-9550 g per pump bottle
  • 0.1%gel
    • 68682-513-8211-digit: 68682-0513-8220 g per tube
    • 68682-513-8411-digit: 68682-0513-8445 g per tube
    • 68682-513-8511-digit: 68682-0513-8550 g per pump bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Retin-A Micro, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, 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).

0.1% gel

Same active ingredient. A few inactive ingredients are listed differently (below). Ask your pharmacist if that matters for you, for example with an allergy.

BrandRetin-A Micro
Authorized genericOceanside Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: tretinoin 0.1%

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene
  • Carbomer homopolymer type B
  • Edetate disodium
  • Glycerin
  • Propylene glycol
  • Sorbic acid
  • Trolamine
  • Water

Only on the authorized generic’s label: Cyclomethicone, Ppg-20 methyl glucose ether distearate

0.04% gel

Same active ingredient. A few inactive ingredients are listed differently (below). Ask your pharmacist if that matters for you, for example with an allergy.

BrandRetin-A Micro
Authorized genericOceanside Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: tretinoin 0.04%

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene
  • Carbomer homopolymer type B
  • Edetate disodium
  • Glycerin
  • Propylene glycol
  • Sorbic acid
  • Trolamine
  • Water

Only on the authorized generic’s label: Cyclomethicone, Ppg-20 methyl glucose ether distearate

0.08% gel

Same active and inactive ingredients as Retin-A Micro.

BrandRetin-A Micro
Authorized genericOceanside Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: tretinoin 0.08%

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene
  • Carbomer homopolymer type B
  • Cyclomethicone
  • Edetate disodium
  • Glycerin
  • Ppg-20 methyl glucose ether distearate
  • Propylene glycol
  • Sorbic acid
  • Trolamine
  • Water

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Retin-A Micro 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.

  • Encube Ethicals0.06%, 0.08%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.06%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 50 g21922-042-40

    0.08%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 50 g21922-043-40

    Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, butylated hydroxytoluene, carbomer homopolymer type b (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), cyclomethicone, edetate disodium, glycerin, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether distearate, propylene glycol, water, sorbic acid, trolamine

    FDA label

  • Mayne Pharma0.08%

    Sold as Tretinoin (Microsphere) · Made by Encube Ethicals

    Product page on maynepharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.08%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 50 g68308-777-50

    Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, butylated hydroxytoluene, carbomer homopolymer type b (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), cyclomethicone, edetate disodium, glycerin, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether distearate, propylene glycol, water, sorbic acid, trolamine

    FDA label

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

What the FDA label says

RETIN-A MICRO is a retinoid indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.

Source: the FDA label for Retin-A Micro (Bausch Health US LLC), September 1, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/retin-a-micro/