Timoptic-XE vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic timolol

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic timolol.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 Timoptic-XE, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameTimoptic-XE

Authorized generictimolol

Regular generictimolol

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacy

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Timoptic-XE?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Timoptic-XE’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Timoptic-XE’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Timoptic-XE, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

timolol

Sold by

Bausch & LombThe company behind Timoptic-XE

Your strength

NDC to ask for

0.25%solution
- 82260-818-2511-digit: 82260-0818-255 mL per bottle
0.5%solution
- 82260-819-0511-digit: 82260-0819-055 mL per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Timoptic-XE, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Bausch & Lomb, 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).

0.25% solution

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

Timoptic-XE package label — BrandTimoptic-XE

Authorized generic package label from Bausch & Lomb — Authorized genericBausch & Lomb

See the ingredients

Active: timolol maleate 0.25%

Inactive, on both labels:

Benzododecinium bromide
Mannitol
Tromethamine
Water

Only on the authorized generic’s label: Gellan gum

0.5% solution

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

See the ingredients

Active: timolol maleate 0.5%

Inactive, on both labels:

Benzododecinium bromide
Mannitol
Tromethamine
Water

Only on the authorized generic’s label: Gellan gum

Regular genericWho makes it

5 companies sell a generic of Timoptic-XE 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 PharmaceuticalsSolution 0.25%, 0.5%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 62332-545-05

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 62332-546-05

Inactive ingredients: benzododecinium bromide, tromethamine, gellan gum (low acyl), mannitol, water
FDA label
Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesSolution 0.25%, 0.5%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 43598-747-11

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 43598-748-11

Inactive ingredients: gellan gum (low acyl), tromethamine, mannitol, water, benzododecinium bromide
FDA label
Fosun PharmaGel 0.25%, 0.5%

Made by Gland Pharma

Product page on fosunpharmausa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 72266-199-01

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 72266-200-01

Inactive ingredients: tromethamine, mannitol, water, benzododecinium bromide, gellan gum (low acyl)
FDA label
NorthStar RxSolution 0.25%, 0.5%

Made by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Product page on northstarrxllc.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 72603-162-01

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 72603-163-01

Inactive ingredients: gellan gum (low acyl), tromethamine, mannitol, water, benzododecinium bromide
FDA label
Sagent PharmaceuticalsGel 0.25%, 0.5%

Made by Gland Pharma

Product page on sagentpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 25021-008-05

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 25021-009-05

Inactive ingredients: gellan gum (low acyl), tromethamine, mannitol, water, benzododecinium bromide
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	62332-545-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	62332-546-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	43598-747-11

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	43598-748-11

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	72266-199-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	72266-200-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	72603-162-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	72603-163-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	25021-008-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	25021-009-05

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

Glaucoma and high eye pressure

What the FDA label says

TIMOPTIC-XE Sterile Ophthalmic Gel Forming Solution is indicated in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma.

Source: the FDA label for Timoptic-XE (Bausch & Lomb Incorporated), March 31, 2022. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Timoptic-XE (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/timoptic-xe/