Inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Brimonidine inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Wondering whether your Brimonidine has lactose, gluten, soy, a dye or gelatin in it? The medicine is the same, but the fillers, coatings and colors differ from one company to the next. This page shows what each Brimonidine product's FDA label lists, so you can find a version that leaves out what you avoid and ask your pharmacist for it by its NDC.

We have read the FDA labels of 31 of the 33 current Brimonidine products on the market today, from 17 companies listing it with the FDA, and lined them up side by side. 2 are still being read and will appear on a later visit.

Ask about your bottle

Is there something in your Brimonidine? Ask in plain words.

Name the company, strength or the NDC on your bottle and the ingredient you avoid. The answer comes only from the FDA labels on this page.

Answers are drawn from the FDA label data on this page and checked against it. They are not medical advice: confirm with your pharmacist before relying on them.

The short answer

Which Brimonidine products list lactose, a gluten source, soy, dyes or gelatin?

  1. LactoseNo checked product

    No checked Brimonidine product lists lactose.

  2. Wheat or gluten sourceNo checked product

    No checked Brimonidine product lists a wheat or gluten source.

  3. SoyNo checked product

    No checked Brimonidine product lists soy.

  4. Synthetic dyesNo checked product

    No checked Brimonidine product lists synthetic dyes.

  5. GelatinNo checked product

    No checked Brimonidine product lists gelatin.

Also listed by some products: Titanium dioxide 1 of 31 Propylene glycol 3 of 31 Sorbitol or mannitol 1 of 31

Find a version without it

Every current Brimonidine product and what its label lists

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ProductListsInactive ingredients on the label
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1 product
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 62332-0749-05 Still being read Not read yet
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited 1 product
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 46708-0749-05 None of these listed
Show 10 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Allergan, Inc. 2 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00023-9321-03 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1.5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00023-9177-05 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Apotex Corp. 2 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 60505-0577-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1.5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 60505-0564-01 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 3 products
0.25 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 24208-0538-05 None of these listed
Show 9 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
0.25 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 24208-0537-01 None of these listed
Show 8 ingredients

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, GLYCERIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, WATER
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 24208-0411-05 None of these listed
Show 8 ingredients

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Bryant Ranch Prepack 1 product
5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 63629-9616-01 Propylene glycol
Show 7 ingredients

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE B (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED), GLYCERIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TALC, WATER
Florida Pharmaceutical Products, LLC 1 product
2 mg/mg eye dropsNDC 71921-0185-05 None of these listed
Show 8 ingredients

Benzalkonium Chloride, Citric Acid Monohydrate, Hydrochloric acid, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Sodium hydroxide, Water
Galderma Laboratories, L.P. 1 product
5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00299-5980-00 Titanium dioxide Propylene glycol
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CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE B (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED), GLYCERIN, METHYLPARABEN, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, WATER
Gland Pharma Limited 1 product
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 68083-0626-05 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Indoco Remedies Limited 1 product
2 mg/mg eye dropsNDC 14445-0400-05 None of these listed
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Benzalkonium Chloride, Citric Acid Monohydrate, Hydrochloric acid, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Sodium hydroxide, Water
Lifestar Pharma LLC 3 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70756-0679-00 None of these listed
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BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70756-0677-00 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70756-0678-00 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Micro Labs Limited 2 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 42571-0462-56 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 42571-0419-56 None of these listed
Show 8 ingredients

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Pacific Pharma, Inc. 2 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 82182-0321-05 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED FORM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1.5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 82182-0773-05 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd 1 product
5 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 45802-0078-30 Propylene glycol
Show 7 ingredients

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE B (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED), GLYCERIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TALC, WATER
Sandoz Inc 3 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00781-7177-70 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CHLORITE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1.5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 61314-0144-05 Sorbitol or mannitol
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BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MANNITOL, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 61314-0143-05 None of these listed
Show 8 ingredients

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Somerset Therapeutics, LLC 6 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70069-0568-01 None of these listed
Show 10 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70069-0567-01 None of these listed
Show 10 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70069-0566-01 None of these listed
Show 10 ingredients

BORIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70069-0233-01 None of these listed
Show 8 ingredients

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TRISODIUM CITRATE DIHYDRATE, WATER
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70069-0231-01 Still being read Not read yet
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70069-0232-01 None of these listed
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BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TRISODIUM CITRATE DIHYDRATE, WATER
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC 2 products
1 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00832-1435-05 None of these listed
Show 11 ingredients

boric acid, calcium chloride, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, unspecified, hydrochloric acid, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium borate, sodium chloride, sodium chlorite, sodium hydroxide, water
1.5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00832-1420-05 None of these listed
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boric acid, calcium chloride, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM, UNSPECIFIED, hydrochloric acid, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium borate, sodium chloride, sodium chlorite, sodium hydroxide, water

A product with none of these listed is not certified to be without them: the label says what the manufacturer declared, and the source of a starch or a flavor is often not stated. The companies are the FDA's labelers, which include repackagers and distributors selling another company's product under their own label. The NDC opens the product's own page, with the full label and its inactive-ingredient notes.

Brimonidine without titanium dioxide

Titanium dioxide: A white colorant some people choose to avoid. 1 of 31 checked products list titanium dioxide; 30 do not.

Does not list titanium dioxide

Lists titanium dioxide

Brimonidine without propylene glycol

Propylene glycol: A solvent in liquids and capsules; a concern in kidney disease, for infants, and at high doses. 3 of 31 checked products list propylene glycol; 28 do not.

Does not list propylene glycol

Lists propylene glycol

Brimonidine without sorbitol or mannitol

Sorbitol or mannitol: sugar alcohols that can cause bloating or diarrhea in larger amounts. 1 of 31 checked products list sorbitol or mannitol; 30 do not.

Does not list sorbitol or mannitol

Lists sorbitol or mannitol

At the pharmacy counter

How to use this at the pharmacy counter

  1. Pick the company whose list suits you and copy the NDC from the table. Many pharmacies order from wholesalers that carry several companies' versions and can request a particular one if you ask before the prescription is filled; some buy from one contracted source only, and a few insurance plans cover only certain NDCs, so ask the pharmacist to check.
  2. Treat "does not list" as exactly that. The label is what the manufacturer declared; a flavor or a starch may have an unstated source, and lines change. For celiac disease or a serious allergy, ask the manufacturer's medical information line for a written statement about the lot you have.
  3. Check the bottle each refill. A different company usually means a different shape, color and inactive-ingredient list; the pharmacist can tell you who made it, and the two-NDC comparison shows the difference line by line.
  4. If you need one company's version kept constant, ask your prescriber to write that company or the NDC on the prescription and tell the pharmacy you need it held. Rules vary by state and plan, so confirm with the pharmacist.
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Common questions about Brimonidine inactive ingredients

Is Brimonidine gluten-free?
This page cannot certify any Brimonidine product gluten-free; it reports what each label declares. Of the 31 products checked, none lists a wheat, barley, rye or gluten ingredient, and none lists a starch without a stated source. If you have celiac disease, ask the manufacturer's medical information line for a written gluten statement for the lot you have.
Does Brimonidine contain lactose?
No checked Brimonidine product lists lactose on its label. People with a milk allergy or a strong intolerance often prefer a version that does not list it.
Does Brimonidine contain soy?
No checked Brimonidine product lists a soy ingredient (soybean oil or soy lecithin) on its label. Soy lecithin is the usual form and the amount is small, but people with a soy allergy often prefer a version that does not list it.
Is there a dye-free Brimonidine?
No checked Brimonidine product lists a synthetic dye (an FD&C or D&C colorant) on its label. Colorants often differ by strength within one company's line, so compare the lists above strength by strength.
Does Brimonidine contain gelatin?
No checked Brimonidine product lists gelatin on its label. Gelatin is usually bovine or porcine and the label rarely says which; for kosher, halal or vegetarian needs, ask the manufacturer.
Why do the inactive ingredients differ between manufacturers?
A generic must match the brand's active ingredient, strength, dose form and how it is absorbed; its fillers, binders, coatings and colorants are the manufacturer's own choice. That is why one Brimonidine product can list lactose and a dye while another from a different company lists neither.
Can my pharmacy give me a specific manufacturer's version?
Often, if you ask before the prescription is filled: many pharmacies order from wholesalers that carry several companies' versions and can request a particular one. Some pharmacies buy a generic from one contracted source only, and a few insurance plans cover only certain NDCs, so ask the pharmacist to check. Give them the NDC from this page; the company name alone is often enough.
How current is this list?
The products are the ones in the FDA's current NDC directory as of October 6, 2026, and each inactive-ingredient list is the manufacturer's FDA label as our label sync last read it. Formulations change, so check the label on your own bottle and ask your pharmacist if a refill looks different.

Sources: the products are the finished Brimonidine products in the FDA's current NDC directory (openFDA), as of October 6, 2026; each inactive-ingredient list is the manufacturer's FDA Structured Product Label via DailyMed, as our label sync last read it. The concern groups are HelloPharmacist's classification of the names the label declares. Educational information only, not medical advice; confirm with your pharmacist before relying on a list. ← Back to the Brimonidine guide