Topicort

Generic name: desoximetasone

Used for: Plaque psoriasis

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic desoximetasone

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic desoximetasone.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 Topicort, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameTopicort
Authorized genericdesoximetasone
Regular genericdesoximetasone
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Topicort
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Topicort?
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 Topicort’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Topicort’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

desoximetasone

Sold by
  • Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesThe company behind Topicort
NDC to ask for
  • 0.25%spray
    • 51672-1396-311-digit: 51672-1396-0330 mL per spray bottle
    • 51672-1396-411-digit: 51672-1396-0450 mL per spray bottle
    • 51672-1396-611-digit: 51672-1396-062 spray bottles, 50 mL each
    • 51672-1396-711-digit: 51672-1396-07100 mL per spray bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Topicort, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (NDC 51672-1396-3), 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).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Topicort.

BrandTopicort
Authorized genericSun Pharmaceutical Industries
See the ingredients

Active: desoximetasone 0.25%

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Glyceryl oleate
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Isopropyl myristate
  • Levomenthol
  • Mineral oil

Regular genericWho makes it

3 companies sell a generic of Topicort 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.

  • Lupin PharmaceuticalsOintment 0.05%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.05% White to faint yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 g68180-948-04

    Inactive ingredients: mineral oil, petrolatum

    FDA label

  • PadagisSpray 0.25%

    Product page on padagis.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.25%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 100 mL45802-807-98

    Inactive ingredients: glyceryl oleate, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, levomenthol, mineral oil

    FDA label

  • The J. MolnerOintment 0.05%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.05% Off-white

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 g83148-021-60
    Carton of 100 g83148-021-99

    Inactive ingredients: petrolatum, mineral oil

    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

Topicort ®Topical Spray is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in patients 18 years of age or older.

Source: the FDA label for Topicort (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.), July 2, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/topicort/