Loteprednol Etabonate inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Name: Loteprednol Etabonate Inactive Ingredients by Manufacturer
Creator: HelloPharmacist

Wondering whether your Loteprednol Etabonate 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 Loteprednol Etabonate 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 24 of the 27 current Loteprednol Etabonate products on the market today, from 11 companies listing it with the FDA, and lined them up side by side. 1 label has no inactive-ingredient list we could read, so that product cannot be compared. 2 could not be linked to a current label.

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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 Loteprednol Etabonate products list lactose, a gluten source, soy, dyes or gelatin?

LactoseNo checked product

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate product lists lactose.
Wheat or gluten sourceNo checked product

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate product lists a wheat or gluten source.
SoyNo checked product

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate product lists soy.
Synthetic dyesNo checked product

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate product lists synthetic dyes.
GelatinNo checked product

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate product lists gelatin.

Also listed by some products: Propylene glycol 6 of 24 PEG or polysorbate 1 of 24

Find a version without it

Every current Loteprednol Etabonate product and what its label lists

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Product	Lists	Inactive ingredients on the label
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. 3 products
2.5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 71571-0333-01	No inactive-ingredient list on the label	No list we could read
10 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00065-9307-04	No current label	Not available
10 mg/mL topical suspensionNDC 71571-0121-20	No current label	Not available
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC 3 products
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 60219-1366-03	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K90, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 60219-1367-06	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K90, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 60219-1362-01	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
Armas Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3 products
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 72485-0653-05	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K30, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 72485-0665-05	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K30, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/g eye ointmentNDC 72485-0630-05	Propylene glycol	Show 10 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BORIC ACID, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, POLYCARBOPHIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated 6 products
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 24208-0353-01	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 24208-0299-01	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
3.8 mg/g eye ointmentNDC 24208-0507-01	Propylene glycol Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate	Show 11 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BORIC ACID, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED, POLOXAMER 407, POLYCARBOPHIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
5 mg/g eye ointmentNDC 24208-0508-01	Propylene glycol	Show 10 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BORIC ACID, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, POLYCARBOPHIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/g eye ointmentNDC 24208-0503-07	Propylene glycol	Show 10 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BORIC ACID, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, POLYCARBOPHIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/g eye ointmentNDC 24208-0443-01	None of these listed	Show 2 ingredients MINERAL OIL, PETROLATUM
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. 3 products
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 82260-0361-05	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 82260-0299-05	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/g eye ointmentNDC 82260-0508-01	Propylene glycol	Show 10 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BORIC ACID, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, POLYCARBOPHIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 product
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70748-0300-01	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
NorthStar RxLLC 1 product
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 72603-0324-01	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
Padagis US LLC 2 products
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00574-4080-05	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K30, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 00574-4135-05	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K30, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
Sentiss Pharmaceuticals LLC 3 products
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70244-0035-01	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K30, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 70244-0034-01	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K30, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
5 mg/g eye ointmentNDC 70244-0036-01	Propylene glycol	Show 10 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, BORIC ACID, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, POLYCARBOPHIL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
Sportpharm LLC 1 product
2 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 85766-0193-05	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE K30, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, WATER
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. 1 product
5 mg/mL eye dropsNDC 62756-0232-55	None of these listed	Show 8 ingredients BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TYLOXAPOL, 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.

Loteprednol Etabonate without propylene glycol

Propylene glycol: A solvent in liquids and capsules; a concern in kidney disease, for infants, and at high doses. 6 of 24 checked products list propylene glycol; 18 do not.

Does not list propylene glycol

Amneal: 2 mg/mL eye drops (NDC 60219-1366-03), 2 mg/mL eye drops (NDC 60219-1367-06), 5 mg/mL eye drops
Armas: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops
Bausch & Lomb: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/g eye ointment
Bausch & Lomb Americas: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops
Lupin: 5 mg/mL eye drops
NorthStar RxLLC: 5 mg/mL eye drops
Padagis: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops
Sentiss: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops
Sportpharm: 2 mg/mL eye drops
Sun: 5 mg/mL eye drops

Lists propylene glycol

Armas: 5 mg/g eye ointment
Bausch & Lomb: 3.8 mg/g eye ointment, 5 mg/g eye ointment (NDC 24208-0508-01), 5 mg/g eye ointment (NDC 24208-0503-07)
Bausch & Lomb Americas: 5 mg/g eye ointment
Sentiss: 5 mg/g eye ointment

Loteprednol Etabonate without polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate: PEG, macrogol or polysorbate; a rare cause of allergic reactions. 1 of 24 checked products list polyethylene glycol or polysorbate; 23 do not.

Does not list polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Amneal: 2 mg/mL eye drops (NDC 60219-1366-03), 2 mg/mL eye drops (NDC 60219-1367-06), 5 mg/mL eye drops
Armas: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/g eye ointment
Bausch & Lomb: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/g eye ointment (NDC 24208-0508-01), 5 mg/g eye ointment (NDC 24208-0503-07), 5 mg/g eye ointment (NDC 24208-0443-01)
Bausch & Lomb Americas: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/g eye ointment
Lupin: 5 mg/mL eye drops
NorthStar RxLLC: 5 mg/mL eye drops
Padagis: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops
Sentiss: 2 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/mL eye drops, 5 mg/g eye ointment
Sportpharm: 2 mg/mL eye drops
Sun: 5 mg/mL eye drops

Lists polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Bausch & Lomb: 3.8 mg/g eye ointment

At the pharmacy counter

How to use this at the pharmacy counter

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.
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.
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.
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 Loteprednol Etabonate inactive ingredients

Is Loteprednol Etabonate gluten-free?

This page cannot certify any Loteprednol Etabonate product gluten-free; it reports what each label declares. Of the 24 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 Loteprednol Etabonate contain lactose?

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate 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 Loteprednol Etabonate contain soy?

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate 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 Loteprednol Etabonate?

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate 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 Loteprednol Etabonate contain gelatin?

No checked Loteprednol Etabonate 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 Loteprednol Etabonate 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 Loteprednol Etabonate 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 Loteprednol Etabonate guide