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CIPRO ciprofloxacin hydrochloride and hydrocortisone 2; 10 mg/mL; mg/mL Suspension/ Drops, 10 mL — NDC 0078-0855-26 (Billing 00078-0855-26)

by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 10 mL in 1 BOTTLE

This is a package of 10 mL of CIPRO ciprofloxacin hydrochloride and hydrocortisone 2; 10 mg/mL; mg/mL Suspension/ Drops from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, no longer marketed, no longer in the FDA NDC Directory; retail pharmacies pay about $34.89 per mL (NADAC). It is this product's only package size.

NDC 00078-0855-26
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 0078-0855-26 billing pads the labeler segment with a zero
Rx only Brand Discontinued Non-controlled ⚠ Discontinued by firm ⇄ Compare with another NDC
🗂️ FDA directory synced Oct 1, 2026 · this listing last changed Mar 13, 2024 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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Excluded from the active FDA NDC Directory. The labeler reported this product as discontinued, so it is excluded from the active NDC Directory. The listing was last certified through Nov 2025. A label may still appear on DailyMed, but the NDC is no longer in the current FDA NDC Directory. Search the FDA NDC Directory ↗

Identity & classification

Regulatory identifiers FDA, NLM and CMS codes for this package

FDA NDC (as labeled) 0078-0855-26
Product NDC 0078-0855
11-digit billing NDC 00078085526
NCPDP billing unit ML — per mL (volume)
Application # NDA020805
Chemical class Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists [MoA], Corticosteroid [EPC], Cytochrome P450 1A2 Inhibitors [MoA], Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial [EPC], Fluoroquinolones
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category NDA
Marketing status Discontinued
FDA listing status Discontinued by firm (certified through Nov 2025)
Route AURICULAR (OTIC)
Dosage form SUSPENSION/ DROPS
Substance CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE; HYDROCORTISONE
TE code (Orange Book) AB · RLD · RS

Drug-database identifiers Medi-Span GPI and First Databank GCN / HICL / AHFS classification

GCN Seq No 039806
GCN 82031
HICL code 018392
Ingredient (HICL) Ciprofloxacin/Hydrocortisone
HIC1 code Q
Therapeutic class — broad (HIC1) Ear/Eye/Nose/Rectum/Topical/Vagina/Other
HIC2 code Q8
Therapeutic class — intermediate (HIC2) Otic Preparations
HIC3 code Q8F
Therapeutic class — specific (HIC3) Otic Preparations,Anti-Inflammatory-Antibiotics
AHFS code 08:12.18.00
AHFS class Quinolone Antibiotics
FDB label name CIPRO HC OTIC SUSPENSION
FDB brand name Cipro Hc
Legend status F — Federal legend — prescription drug or device
Quick answers
  • GSN (GCN sequence number): 039806
  • GCN: 82031
  • HICL (First Databank): 018392
  • AHFS class code: 08:12.18.00
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 0078-0855-26 — a 4-4-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the labeler segment → 00078-0855-26. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.

Clinical

Label name CIPRO HC OTIC SUSPENSION Ingredient Ciprofloxacin/Hydrocortisone
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Supplement & herbal interactions

🌿 Drug–supplement interaction checker →
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.

Pricing

A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.

Price systemPer mLPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly $34.891 $348.91 / 10 ml
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data.
Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data.
NADAC price history (per mL) — tap or hover for the price & month
Jul 2022 Nov 2022 Oct 2023 $34.891 $31.641
▲ Up 10% over the last 3 months.
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.

Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startMarketing endStatus
00078-0855-26 You're viewing this Main listing 10 mL in 1 BOTTLE 2022-03-08 — Discontinued by firm

Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
ciprofloxacin hydrochloride and hydrocortisone 2 mg/mL; 10 mg/mL 00713-0851-09 Cosette 1 bottle $26.909 AB Availability likely save 23%
Cipro 2; 10 mg/mL; mg/mLthis 00078-0855-26 Novartis 10 ml $34.891 AB Discontinued —
Cipro Hc 2 mg/mL; 10 mg/mL 66758-0087-70 Sandoz 1 bottle $34.932 AB Availability likely +0%
Cipro Hc 2 mg/mL; 10 mg/mL 50090-6043-00 A-S 10 ml — AB FDA listed —
Cipro Hc 2 mg/mL; 10 mg/mL 50090-7631-00 A-S 1 bottle — AB FDA listed —
Cipro Hc 2 mg/mL; 10 mg/mL 76420-0273-10 Asclemed 10 ml — AB FDA listed —
About this product: this is the brand-name version. FDA-approved generic versions are listed, and recent pricing/market data suggests they may be available.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.

Availability & generic status

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2026
Currently FDA-listed
listed with the FDA
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Generic versions listed
see equivalents
✅Generic appears available

FDA-approved generic versions are listed, and recent pricing/market data suggests they may be available — see Therapeutic equivalents.

Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.

Inactive Ingredients / Excipients

Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.

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Where does this data come from?
Source: official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed and the openFDA label index. Structured IACT rows and label-wide narrative are kept separate; availability and product-level specificity depend on the submitted label.

Inactive ingredient FAQ

Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.

Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Application holderSANDOZ INC
FDA applicationNDA020805 (NDA)
Labeler code00078
Product typeHuman Prescription Drug
Portfolio209 products on file
The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.

Full prescribing information FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product — the official prescribing information, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
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Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA.

Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2026 (Q1)

Medicare Part D (outpatient prescription) spending for Cipro — the program that covers self-administered drugs. 1 manufacturer.
⚠️ Drug-level data: CMS publishes Part D spending by drug, not by NDC — these figures combine every manufacturer, strength and package size sold under the name Cipro. That’s a different level of aggregation than the Medicaid card above, which is specific to this exact 11-digit NDC (pack size included), so the two aren’t directly comparable.
Period
Total Part D spend
$92.9K
Claims incl. refills
550
Beneficiaries
474
Spend / beneficiary
$196.00
Spend / claim
$168.91
Trend by period
💵 About the dollar figures: spending is what Part D plans paid before confidential manufacturer rebates, so the program’s real net cost is lower. A blank patient count means fewer than 11 people — CMS hides counts that small to protect privacy. Source: CMS Medicare Quarterly Part D Spending by Drug (data.cms.gov), updated quarterly.

Reported adverse events (FAERS)

Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Cipro (this brand).

Top reported reactions

Drug Hypersensitivity6,212
Pain6,129
Fatigue6,058
Nausea5,875
Diarrhoea5,858
Arthralgia5,579
Acute Kidney Injury4,758

Age at onset

Neonate88
Infant103
Child317
Adolescent287
Adult8,769
Elderly5,528

Reporter sex

0 reports

Serious outcomes

Hospitalization37,499
Death9,694
Disabling6,937
Life-threatening5,867
Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year
2019 2021 2023 2026 9,945 0
Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).
Where does this data come from?
Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.

About this NDC listing & data coverage

Finished prescription product No longer marketed (per FDA listing data)
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) ✓ Available
Labeler ✓ Available
Product & package description ✓ Available
Marketing category & status ✓ Available
Active ingredient / dosage form / route ✓ Available
FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) — Not published for this NDC No structured label is linked to this listing in DailyMed/openFDA.
Package photos — Not published for this NDC No photo available yet for this listing.
Inactive ingredients (structured) — Not published for this NDC The labeler did not submit a structured excipient list, or no SPL is available.
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) ✓ Available
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data ✓ Available
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold.
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.

Questions about this listing

Why is there no full label on this page?
No structured FDA label (SPL) is currently linked to this NDC in DailyMed/openFDA. That can happen with older listings, certain OTC and repackaged products, and recently updated listings whose label has not yet propagated. The listing itself is still valid — this page shows everything the public feeds provide for this package.
What does the discontinued status mean for this NDC?
The labeler reported a marketing end date (or the listing was delisted), so this specific package is no longer actively marketed. Remaining stock may still be dispensed for a time, and the NDC stays valid for historical records and claims — but data feeds (pricing, labeling) typically stop updating for it. Other package sizes or other manufacturers' versions of the same medication may still be marketed — see the equivalents section where available.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The form printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed is the one the FDA registered. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero and the dashes are dropped. The Identity section at the top of this page lists each form of this code.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as a prescription product, so it is dispensed under a prescriber's order. Your pharmacist can tell you whether any over-the-counter forms of the same medication exist.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.
← 00078-0846-19 · Novartis 00078-0860-01 · Novartis →
For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.