How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic desonide
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic desonide.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 Tridesilon Cream, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Tridesilon Cream’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Tridesilon Cream’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Tridesilon Cream itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.
Regular genericWho makes it
5 companies sell a generic of Tridesilon Cream 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.
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals0.05%
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.05%
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 62332-632-15 Carton of 60 g 62332-632-60 Inactive ingredients: aluminum sulfate, calcium acetate, cetostearyl alcohol, icodextrin, glycerin, light mineral oil, water, sodium lauryl sulfate, white wax, petrolatum, edetate disodium
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Cosette Pharmaceuticals0.05%
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.05% White
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 0713-0661-15 Carton of 60 g 0713-0661-60 Inactive ingredients: glycerin, sodium lauryl sulfate, aluminum sulfate, calcium acetate, cetostearyl alcohol, synthetic wax (1200 mw), petrolatum, light mineral oil, icodextrin, water, methylparaben
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NorthStar Rx0.05%
Made by Sun Pharma Canada
Product page on northstarrxllc.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.05% White
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 16714-729-01 Carton of 60 g 16714-729-02 Inactive ingredients: aluminum subacetate, cetostearyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium cetostearyl sulfate, glycerin, methylparaben, mineral oil, water, petrolatum, white wax
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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries0.05%
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.05% White
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 51672-1280-1 Carton of 60 g 51672-1280-3 Inactive ingredients: aluminum subacetate, cetostearyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium cetostearyl sulfate, glycerin, methylparaben, mineral oil, water, petrolatum, white wax
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Viona Pharmaceuticals0.05%
Made by Cadila Pharmaceuticals
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
0.05% WHITE TO OFF-WHITE
Package NDC Carton of 15 g 72578-086-01 Carton of 60 g 72578-086-02 Inactive ingredients: aluminum sulfate, calcium acetate, cetostearyl alcohol, glycerin, icodextrin, light mineral oil, methylparaben, petrolatum, sodium lauryl sulfate, water, yellow wax
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What to say at the pharmacy
“Before you fill my Tridesilon Cream, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”
Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
Desonide cream, 0.05% is a low potency corticosteroid indicated for the relief of the inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid responsive dermatoses.
It should not be used for longer than two weeks unless directed by a physician.
Source: the FDA label for Desonide (NORTHSTAR RX LLC), July 19, 2023. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Tridesilon Cream. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Tridesilon Cream’s maker.
- 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/tridesilon-cream/