Absorica LD savings card: as little as $0 for 30 capsules with commercial insurance

Strength How many

How to pay the least

Cash price

$1,150+ for 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay about this for Absorica LD; you’d pay more.

Ask your pharmacy for Absorica LD’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.
Absorica LD’s savings card works only with insurance from a job or one you bought.

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you.

Compare every option

Brand nameAbsorica LD

Authorized genericisotretinoin

Regular genericisotretinoin

What you’d pay

At least$1,150for 30 capsules; pharmacies pay this

Not soldThere isn’t one

Other forms onlyAsk your doctor

Same as Absorica LD?

The original

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Brand nameThe maker’s card

ABSORICA LD Copay Card Program

Savings card from Sun Pharma

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.

Insurance · as little as $0 for 30 capsules

Or call 1-877-264-2440.

In the maker’s words

“Patients with commercial health insurance who qualify to participate may pay as little as $0 for 30 capsules of ABSORICA LD.”

From the maker’s offer on absoricald.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Maker’s card or discount card?

A discount card like GoodRx lowers the pharmacy’s cash price, but for a brand-name drug that price often stays high. Compare it with the maker’s card above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Absorica LD itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Absorica LD is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

See the brand name →

Regular genericNot sold

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

See the brand name →

What it’s used for

Severe nodular acne

What the FDA label says

ABSORICA and ABSORICA LD are retinoids indicated for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne in non-pregnant patients 12 years of age and older with multiple inflammatory nodules with a diameter of 5 mm or greater. Because of significant adverse reactions associated with its use, ABSORICA and ABSORICA LD are reserved for patients with severe nodular acne who are unresponsive to conventional therapy, including systemic antibiotics.

Limitations of Use:

If a second course of ABSORICA/ABSORICA LD treatment is needed, it is not recommended before a two-month waiting period because the patient’s acne may continue to improve following a 15 to 20-week course of treatment.

Source: the FDA label for Absorica LD (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.), August 19, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to your pharmacy.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/absorica-ld/