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Generic tobramycin

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic tobramycin.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. 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 TOBI, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameTOBI
Authorized generictobramycin
Regular generictobramycin
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as TOBI?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

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

TOBI Savings Card

Savings card from Viatris

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $4 a month

The card takes up to $14,000 a year off your co-pay.

Sign up on activatethecard.com 

Or call 1-888-669-6682.

In the maker’s words

“With this Savings Card, you may pay as little as $4 for each 28-day fill of TOBI, while this program remains in effect.”

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

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of TOBI was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (tobramycin) is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericWho makes it

9 companies sell a generic of TOBI 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 PharmaceuticalsSolution 300 mg/5 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL Clear, slightly yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280 mL65162-914-46

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide

    FDA label

  • Ascend LaboratoriesSolution 300 mg/5 mL

    Made by Alkem Laboratories

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 1960 mL67877-678-70

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, water

    FDA label

  • Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesInhalation liquid 300 mg/5 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280 mL43598-605-56
    Carton of 280 mL43598-605-58

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, nitrogen

    FDA label

  • Lupin PharmaceuticalsSolution 300 mg/5 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 1120 mL68180-962-56

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, water

    FDA label

  • Micro LabsInhalation liquid 300 mg/5 mL

    Product page on microlabsusa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280 mL42571-408-92

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, water

    FDA label

  • NorthStar RxSolution 300 mg/5 mL

    Made by Mankind Pharma

    Product page on northstarrxllc.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280 mL72603-430-56

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, water

    FDA label

  • Ritedose PharmaceuticalsSolution 300 mg/5 mL

    Made by Hikma Pharmaceuticals

    Product page on ritedose.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280 mL76204-029-56

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide

    FDA label

  • Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesSolution 300 mg/5 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL Colourless to light yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280 mL47335-171-49

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, nitrogen

    FDA label

  • Teva PharmaceuticalsSolution 300 mg/5 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    300 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280 mL0093-4085-63

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide

    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

TOBI is an aminoglycoside antibacterial indicated for the management of cystic fibrosis in adults and pediatric patients 6 years of age and older with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Safety and efficacy have not been demonstrated in patients under the age of 6 years, patients with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 25% or > 75% predicted, or patients colonized with Burkholderia cepacia.

Source: the FDA label for TOBI (Viatris Specialty LLC), November 15, 2025. Full label on DailyMed