Timoptic 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, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameTimoptic

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?

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’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Timoptic’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

timolol

Sold by

Bausch & LombThe company behind Timoptic

Your strength

NDC to ask for

0.25%solution
- 82260-812-0511-digit: 82260-0812-055 mL per bottle
0.5%solution
- 82260-813-0511-digit: 82260-0813-055 mL per bottle
- 82260-813-1011-digit: 82260-0813-1010 mL per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Timoptic, 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 and inactive ingredients as Timoptic.

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

See the ingredients

Active: timolol maleate 0.25%

Inactive, on both labels:

Benzalkonium chloride
Sodium hydroxide
Dibasic sodium phosphate
Monobasic sodium phosphate
Water

0.5% solution

Same active and inactive ingredients as Timoptic.

See the ingredients

Active: timolol maleate 0.5%

Inactive, on both labels:

Benzalkonium chloride
Sodium hydroxide
Dibasic sodium phosphate
Monobasic sodium phosphate
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

8 companies sell a generic of Timoptic 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.

Caplin Steriles0.5%

Product page on caplin-us.com

Packages and NDCs

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 65145-152-01

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 65145-153-01

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 mL 65145-154-01

FDA label
Leading Pharma0.5%

Made by Caplin Steriles

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.5% Colorless to light yellow solution

Package NDC
Bottle of 5 mL 69315-325-05
Bottle of 10 mL 69315-325-10
Bottle of 15 mL 69315-325-15

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, monobasic, sodium phosphate, dibasic, sodium hydroxide, benzalkonium chloride, water
FDA label
Micro Labs0.5%

Product page on microlabsusa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.5%

Package NDC
Bottle of 5 mL 42571-404-21
Bottle of 10 mL 42571-404-88

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate, sodium phosphate, dibasic, dodecahydrate, sodium hydroxide, water, benzalkonium chloride
FDA label
NorthStar Rx0.5%

Made by Mankind Pharma

Product page on northstarrxllc.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 72603-540-01

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, monobasic, sodium phosphate, dibasic, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, water, benzalkonium chloride
FDA label
Pacific PharmaAll 2 strengths

Made by AbbVie

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25% Clear/ light yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 60758-802-05
Carton of 10 mL 60758-802-10

0.5% Clear/ light yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 60758-801-05
Carton of 10 mL 60758-801-10

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, monobasic, sodium phosphate, dibasic, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, water, benzalkonium chloride
FDA label
Rising Pharma HoldingsAll 2 strengths

Made by FDC

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 64980-513-05
Carton of 10 mL 64980-513-01
Carton of 15 mL 64980-513-15

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 64980-514-05
Carton of 10 mL 64980-514-01
Carton of 15 mL 64980-514-15

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, dibasic, sodium phosphate, monobasic, sodium chloride, benzalkonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, water, sodium phosphate, dibasic, dodecahydrate, sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate
FDA label
SandozAll 2 strengths

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 61314-226-05
Carton of 10 mL 61314-226-10
Carton of 15 mL 61314-226-15

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 61314-227-05
Carton of 10 mL 61314-227-10
Carton of 15 mL 61314-227-15

Inactive ingredients: benzalkonium chloride, sodium phosphate, monobasic form, sodium phosphate, dibasic form, sodium hydroxide, water
FDA label
Somerset TherapeuticsAll 2 strengths

Product page on somersetpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 70069-701-01

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 70069-702-01

0.25%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 mL 70069-703-01

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 5 mL 70069-706-01

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 70069-707-01

0.5%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 mL 70069-708-01

Inactive ingredients: sodium phosphate, monobasic, sodium phosphate, dibasic, sodium hydroxide, benzalkonium chloride, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	65145-152-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	65145-153-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 mL	65145-154-01

Package	NDC
Bottle of 5 mL	69315-325-05
Bottle of 10 mL	69315-325-10
Bottle of 15 mL	69315-325-15

Package	NDC
Bottle of 5 mL	42571-404-21
Bottle of 10 mL	42571-404-88

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	72603-540-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	60758-802-05
Carton of 10 mL	60758-802-10

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	60758-801-05
Carton of 10 mL	60758-801-10

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	64980-513-05
Carton of 10 mL	64980-513-01
Carton of 15 mL	64980-513-15

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	64980-514-05
Carton of 10 mL	64980-514-01
Carton of 15 mL	64980-514-15

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	61314-226-05
Carton of 10 mL	61314-226-10
Carton of 15 mL	61314-226-15

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	61314-227-05
Carton of 10 mL	61314-227-10
Carton of 15 mL	61314-227-15

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	70069-701-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	70069-702-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 mL	70069-703-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 5 mL	70069-706-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	70069-707-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 mL	70069-708-01

The FDA doesn’t rate Armas Pharmaceuticals, Ingenus Pharmaceuticals and Nordic Pharma’s versions of timolol a substitute for Timoptic, so a pharmacy can’t swap them in without your prescriber’s OK.

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 Ophthalmic 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 (Bausch & Lomb Incorporated), April 30, 2022. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Timoptic (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/