Vosol HC

Generic name: hydrocortisone and acetic acid

Used for: Ear canal infections with inflammation (swimmer’s ear)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic hydrocortisone and acetic acid

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic hydrocortisone and acetic acid.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 Vosol HC, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameVosol HC
Authorized generichydrocortisone and acetic acid
Regular generichydrocortisone and acetic acid
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Vosol HC
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Vosol HC?
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Same medicine
Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Vosol HC itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

hydrocortisone and acetic acid

Sold by
  • Saptalis PharmaceuticalsThe company behind Vosol HC
NDC to ask for
  • 1% / 2%solution
    • 71656-064-1011-digit: 71656-0064-1010 mL per dropper bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Vosol HC, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Saptalis Pharmaceuticals (NDC 71656-064-10), 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).

Vosol HC itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized genericSaptalis Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: acetic acid 2.075% · hydrocortisone 1.0375%

Inactive:

  • Anhydrous citric acid
  • Benzethonium chloride
  • Propylene glycol
  • Propylene glycol diacetate
  • Sodium acetate

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Vosol HC 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 Pharmaceuticals2% / 1%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    2% / 1%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 10 mL0713-0849-09

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, benzethonium chloride, propylene glycol, propylene glycol diacetate, sodium acetate

    FDA label

  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries1.04% / 2.08%

    Made by Taro Pharmaceutical Industries

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1.04% / 2.08%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 10 mL51672-3007-1

    Inactive ingredients: sodium acetate, anhydrous citric acid, propylene glycol, propylene glycol diacetate, benzethonium chloride

    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

INDICATIONS AND USAGE:For the treatment of superficial infections of the external auditory canal caused by organisms susceptible to the action of the antimicrobial, complicated by inflammation.

Source: the FDA label for hydrocortisone and acetic acid (Saptalis Pharmaceuticals, LLC), April 25, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/vosol-hc/