Generic name: mesalamine
Used for: Keeping ulcerative colitis in remission
Lowest price
$15.29 for 30 capsules delivered ($10.04 plus $5.25 shipping)
Generic mesalamine ER 375 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail
A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Apriso, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Details for each option
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Apriso’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Apriso’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
The same medicine as Apriso, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.
mesalamine
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
“Before you fill my Apriso, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Teva Pharmaceuticals (NDC 0093-9224-89), and for a regular generic?”
Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.
Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
Apriso is sold under its generic name, so there’s no separate brand label to compare. Here’s its label.
Active: mesalamine 375 mg
Inactive:
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic mesalamine, lowest first.
Delivered
From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.
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.
6 companies sell a generic of Apriso 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.
Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40
0.375 g Opaque light blue cap and opaque light blue body, capsule, 23 mm, marked “A / 255”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 120 | 62332-724-35 |
| Bottle of 1000 | 62332-724-91 |
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, silicon dioxide, ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymer (2:1; 750000 mw), magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), talc, triethyl citrate, titanium dioxide, hypromellose phthalate (31% phthalate, 40 cst), FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, gelatin, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide
Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3 · Made by Alkem Laboratories
0.375 g Blue, capsule, 24 mm, marked “MES / 375”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 120 | 67877-717-12 |
| Bottle of 500 | 67877-717-05 |
Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose 2208 (4000 mpa.s), silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymer (2:1; 750000 mw), methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), talc, triethyl citrate, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, vanillin, gelatin, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, nonoxynol-100
Has dyes: D&C Red No. 22, FD&C Blue No. 1
Product page on aurobindousa.com
0.375 g Light blue cap, light blue body, capsule, 24 mm, marked “MSM / 375”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 120 | 59651-397-08 |
Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), sodium lauryl sulfate, microcrystalline cellulose 101, nonoxynol-100, ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymer (2:1; 750000 mw), dimethicone, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate, D&C Red No. 22, FD&C Blue No. 1, gelatin, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide, shellac
Has a dye: FD&C Green No. 3
0.375 g Light green opaque, capsule, 23 mm, marked “MYLAN / MSA / 375”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 120 | 0378-1375-78 |
Inactive ingredients: ferrosoferric oxide, ethylcellulose, FD&C Green No. 3, gelatin, hypromellose, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, shellac, starch, corn, sucrose, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate, ammonia
Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1 · Made by Amta Labs
Product page on upsher-smith.com
0.375 g Opaque powder blue cap and body, capsule, 23 mm, marked “A / 375”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 120 | 0832-6056-12 |
Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, sucrose, hypromellose, talc, ethylcellulose, triethyl citrate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), sodium lauryl sulfate, silicon dioxide, shellac, potassium hydroxide, ferrosoferric oxide, gelatin, FD&C Blue No. 1, titanium dioxide
Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1
0.375 g Opaque blue cap and opaque blue body, capsule, 24 mm, marked “452”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 120 | 68382-452-19 |
Inactive ingredients: ethylcellulose (10 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), talc, triethyl citrate, FD&C Blue No. 1, gelatin, water, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, shellac, sucrose, starch, corn
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
APRISO is an aminosalicylate indicated for the maintenance of remission of ulcerative colitis in adults.
Source: the FDA label for Apriso (Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), August 27, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/apriso/