Vectical vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

Vectical itself, without the brand name. It usually costs less than Vectical.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of Vectical’s authorized generic. Its NDC is on this page; the pharmacy may need to order it.See its NDC
Ask for Vectical’s cash price too, and pick the lower one.

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic.

Compare every option

Brand nameVectical

Authorized genericcalcitriol

Regular genericcalcitriol

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Vectical

Not soldNone sold

Same as Vectical?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Vectical’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Vectical’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

calcitriol

Sold by

Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals

NDC to ask for

3 mcg/gointment
- 45802-608-0111-digit: 45802-0608-01100 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Vectical, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals (NDC 45802-608-01)?”

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 Vectical.

See the ingredients

Active: calcitriol 3 mcg/g

Inactive, on both labels:

dl-alpha-tocopherol
Mineral oil
Petrolatum

Regular genericNot sold

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Vectical.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

Plaque psoriasis

What the FDA label says

VECTICAL Ointment is a vitamin D analog indicated for the topical treatment of mild to moderate plaque psoriasis in adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older. Limitations of Use The safety and effectiveness of VECTICAL Ointment in patients with known or suspected disorders of calcium metabolism have not been evaluated.

Source: the FDA label for Vectical (Galderma Laboratories, L.P.), October 24, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Vectical (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/vectical/