Zymaxid

Generic name: gatifloxacin

Used for: Bacterial pink eye (conjunctivitis)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic gatifloxacin

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

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

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Question
Brand nameZymaxid
Authorized genericgatifloxacin
Regular genericgatifloxacin
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Zymaxid?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of Zymaxid was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (gatifloxacin) is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Zymaxid 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.

  • Leading Pharma0.5%

    Made by Caplin Steriles

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5% Clear, pale yellow

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 2.5 mL69315-331-02

    Inactive ingredients: benzalkonium chloride, edetate disodium, sodium chloride, water, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide

    FDA label

  • Sandoz0.5%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 2.5 mL61314-672-25

    Inactive ingredients: benzalkonium chloride, edetate disodium, sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, water

    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

ZYMAXID ® is a quinolone antimicrobial indicated for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis caused by susceptible strains of the following organisms:

Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus mitis group, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Source: the FDA label for Zymaxid (Allergan, Inc.), September 8, 2016. Full label on DailyMed 

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