Ultravate vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic halobetasol

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic halobetasol.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 Ultravate, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Brand nameUltravate

Authorized generichalobetasol

Regular generichalobetasol

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Ultravate

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Ultravate?

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

halobetasol

Sold by

Coral Way Pharma

NDC to ask for

0.05%lotion
- 85437-008-6011-digit: 85437-0008-6059 g per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Ultravate, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Coral Way Pharma (NDC 85437-008-60), 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 Ultravate.

Ultravate package label — BrandUltravate

Authorized generic package label from Coral Way Pharma — Authorized genericCoral Way Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: halobetasol propionate 0.05%

Inactive, on both labels:

Butylparaben
Carbomer homopolymer type
Ceteth-20
Cetyl alcohol
Diisopropyl adipate
Glycerin
Octyldodecanol
Poloxamer 407
Propylene glycol
Propylparaben
Sodium hydroxide
Stearyl alcohol
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

3 companies sell a generic of Ultravate 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.

Cosette PharmaceuticalsOintment 0.05% · Cream 0.05%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 g 0713-0339-15
Carton of 50 g 0713-0339-86

0.05%

Package NDC
Tube of 15 g 0713-0640-15
Tube of 50 g 0713-0640-86

Inactive ingredients: aluminum stearate, propylene glycol, petrolatum, white wax, sorbitan sesquioleate, monostearyl citrate, pentaerythritol, cetyl alcohol, glycerin, isopropyl palmitate, diazolidinyl urea, methylisothiazolinone, water
FDA label
PadagisCream 0.05% · Ointment 0.05%

Product page on padagis.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 g 45802-129-35
Carton of 50 g 45802-129-32

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 g 45802-131-35
Carton of 50 g 45802-131-32

Inactive ingredients: cetyl alcohol, diazolidinyl urea, glycerin, isopropyl palmitate, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, steareth-21, water, aluminum stearate, yellow wax, petrolatum, propylene glycol, sorbitan sesquioleate
FDA label
Quagen PharmaceuticalsOintment 0.05%

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.05%

Package NDC
Carton of 15 g 70752-119-02
Carton of 50 g 70752-119-04

Inactive ingredients: aluminum stearate, petrolatum, white wax, propylene glycol, sorbitan sesquioleate, monostearyl citrate, pentaerythritol
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 g	0713-0339-15
Carton of 50 g	0713-0339-86

Package	NDC
Tube of 15 g	0713-0640-15
Tube of 50 g	0713-0640-86

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 g	45802-129-35
Carton of 50 g	45802-129-32

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 g	45802-131-35
Carton of 50 g	45802-131-32

Package	NDC
Carton of 15 g	70752-119-02
Carton of 50 g	70752-119-04

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

Plaque psoriasis

What the FDA label says

ULTRAVATE lotion is a corticosteroid indicated for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis in patients 12 years of age and older.

Source: the FDA label for Ultravate (Lacer Pharma, LLC), April 6, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Ultravate (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/ultravate/