Amicar vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Lowest price

$146.73 for 30 tablets delivered ($141.48 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic aminocaproic acid 1,000 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail

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Order generic aminocaproic acid 1,000 mg. It comes by mail.

Need it today? $179.52 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.

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A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Amicar, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameAmicar

Authorized genericaminocaproic acid

Regular genericaminocaproic acid

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Amicar

Lowest$146.73for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as Amicar?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Amicar itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Amicar, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

aminocaproic acid

Sold by

Hikma PharmaceuticalsThe company behind Amicar

Your strength

NDC to ask for

0.25 g/mLsyrup
- 0054-1100-5811-digit: 00054-1100-58236.5 mL per bottle
1,000 mgtablet
- 0054-1110-1311-digit: 00054-1110-1330 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Amicar, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Hikma Pharmaceuticals, and for a regular generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

0.25 g/mL syrup

Amicar itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized generic package label from Hikma Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericHikma Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: aminocaproic acid 0.25 g/mL

Inactive:

Anhydrous citric acid
Edetate disodium
Methylparaben
Propylene glycol
Propylparaben
Raspberry
Saccharin sodium anhydrous
Sorbitol
Water

1,000 mg tablet

Amicar itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

See the ingredients

Active: aminocaproic acid 1,000 mg

Inactive:

Crospovidone
Magnesium stearate
Povidone k30
Stearic acid

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic aminocaproic acid, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $45.68for 30 tablets1,000 mg $141.48 · 500 mg $45.68Plus $5.25 shipping
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $51.09for 30 tablets1,000 mg $179.52 · 500 mg $51.09Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $53.07for 30 tablets500 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $55.51for 30 tablets500 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Costco $45.79for 15 tablets500 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $45.79for 15 tablets500 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $32.52for 3 tablets1,000 mgFree delivery
Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store

From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.

About these prices

Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.

Regular genericWho makes it

13 companies sell a generic of Amicar 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.

American RegentSolution 250 mg/mL

Made by Luitpold Pharmaceuticals

Product page on americanregent.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

250 mg/mL

Package NDC
Tray of 500 mL 0517-9191-25

Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, water
FDA label
Amneal PharmaceuticalsSolution 0.25 g/mL · Tablet 500 mg

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL

Package NDC
Tray of 50 mL 69238-1596-4
Bottle of 236.5 mL 69238-1596-8

500 mg White to off-white, round, 13 mm, marked “C / 17”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 69238-1637-3

Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, edetate disodium, saccharin sodium, sorbitol, anhydrous citric acid, propylene glycol, water, raspberry, glycerin, crospovidone (15 mpa.s at 5%), magnesium stearate, povidone, stearic acid
FDA label
Aurobindo PharmaSolution 0.25 g/mL

Product page on aurobindousa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL Clear clolorless to light yellow

Package NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL 59651-573-08

Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, edetate disodium, propylene glycol, anhydrous citric acid, acesulfame, acetic acid, ammonium glycyrrhizate, aspartame, water, sorbitol solution, sucralose
FDA label
Biocon PharmaSolution 0.25 g/mL · Tablet 500 mg, 1,000 mg

Made by Carnegie Pharmaceuticals and Pharmobedient Consulting

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL

Package NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL 70377-104-11

500 mg White to off white, round, 13 mm, marked “LP / 231”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 70377-102-11

1,000 mg White to off white, capsule, 22 mm, marked “LP / 232”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 70377-103-11

Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, edetate disodium, saccharin sodium, sorbitol solution, anhydrous citric acid, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, povidone, stearic acid
FDA label
Blu PharmaceuticalsTablet 500 mg, 1,000 mg

Made by Pharmobedient Consulting

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

500 mg White to off white, round, 13 mm, marked “LP / 231”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 24658-798-30

1,000 mg White to off white, capsule, 22 mm, marked “LP / 232”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 24658-799-30

Inactive ingredients: crospovidone, magnesium stearate, povidone, stearic acid
FDA label
Camber PharmaceuticalsSolution 0.25 g/mL

Made by Annora Pharma

Product page on camberpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL

Package NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL 31722-035-23

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, edetate disodium, methylparaben, propylparaben, water, raspberry, saccharin sodium, sorbitol solution
FDA label
Carnegie PharmaceuticalsSolution 0.25 g/mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL

Package NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL 80005-130-22

Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, edetate disodium, saccharin sodium, sorbitol solution, anhydrous citric acid
FDA label
CivicaSolution 250 mg/mL

Made by Luitpold Pharmaceuticals · Being phased out; sold until December 2099

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

250 mg/mL

Package NDC
Tray of 500 mL 72572-015-25

Inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, water
FDA label
Florida Pharmaceutical ProductsSolution 0.25 g/mL

Made by Regcon Holdings

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL

Package NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL 71921-175-08

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, edetate disodium, methylparaben, propylparaben, saccharin sodium, sorbitol, water, raspberry
FDA label
HospiraSolution 250 mg/mL

Product page on pfizerhospitalus.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

250 mg/mL

Package NDC
Tray of 500 mL 0409-4346-73

Inactive ingredients: water, hydrochloric acid
FDA label
Novadoz PharmaceuticalsTablet 500 mg

Made by MSN Laboratories

Product page on novadozpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

500 mg WHITE TO OFF WHITE, round, 13 mm, marked “MA / 17”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72205-049-30

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, crospovidone, povidone k30, stearic acid, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate
FDA label
TruPharmaSolution 0.25 g/mL

Made by TP Anda Holdings

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL

Package NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL 52817-815-08

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, edetate disodium, methylparaben, propylparaben, propylene glycol, saccharin sodium, sorbitol, raspberry
FDA label
Vitruvias TherapeuticsSolution 0.25 g/mL · Tablet 500 mg, 1,000 mg

Made by Sunny Pharmtech

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.25 g/mL

Package NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL 69680-114-08

500 mg White, round, 13 mm, marked “010 / 010”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 69680-115-30
Bottle of 100 69680-115-00

1,000 mg White, round, 22 mm, marked “009 / 009”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 69680-116-30
Bottle of 100 69680-116-00

Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, edetate disodium, saccharin sodium, sorbitol, citric acid monohydrate, blueberry, propylene glycol, water, povidone k30, crospovidone, stearic acid, magnesium stearate
FDA label

Package	NDC
Tray of 500 mL	0517-9191-25

Package	NDC
Tray of 50 mL	69238-1596-4
Bottle of 236.5 mL	69238-1596-8

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	69238-1637-3

Package	NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL	59651-573-08

Package	NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL	70377-104-11

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	70377-102-11

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	70377-103-11

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	24658-798-30

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	24658-799-30

Package	NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL	31722-035-23

Package	NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL	80005-130-22

Package	NDC
Tray of 500 mL	72572-015-25

Package	NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL	71921-175-08

Package	NDC
Tray of 500 mL	0409-4346-73

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72205-049-30

Package	NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL	52817-815-08

Package	NDC
Bottle of 236.5 mL	69680-114-08

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	69680-115-30
Bottle of 100	69680-115-00

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	69680-116-30
Bottle of 100	69680-116-00

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

Bleeding when clots break down too fast (fibrinolysis)
Bleeding after heart surgery
Blood in the urine after prostate or kidney surgery

What the FDA label says

Aminocaproic acid is useful in enhancing hemostasis when fibrinolysis contributes to bleeding. In life-threatening situations, transfusion of appropriate blood products and other emergency measures may be required.

Fibrinolytic bleeding may frequently be associated with surgical complications following heart surgery (with or without cardiac bypass procedures) and portacaval shunt; hematological disorders such as amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (accompanying aplastic anemia); acute and life-threatening abruptio placentae; hepatic cirrhosis; and neoplastic disease such as carcinoma of the prostate, lung, stomach, and cervix.

Urinary fibrinolysis, usually a normal physiological phenomenon, may contribute to excessive urinary tract fibrinolytic bleeding associated with surgical hematuria (following prostatectomy and nephrectomy) or nonsurgical hematuria (accompanying polycystic or neoplastic diseases of the genitourinary system). (See Warnings.)

Source: the FDA label for Aminocaproic Acid (Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.), January 8, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Amicar (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
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/amicar/