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$19.46 for 30 tablets delivered ($14.21 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic donepezil ODT from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

  1. Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs 
  2. Order generic donepezil ODT. It comes by mail.

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

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Question
Brand nameAricept ODT
Authorized genericdonepezil
Regular genericdonepezil
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Not soldNo longer sold
From$19.46for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping
Same as Aricept ODT?
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

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

See the regular generic →

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of Aricept ODT was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (donepezil hydrochloride) is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic donepezil, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

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

One company sells a generic of Aricept ODT 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.

  • Macleods Pharmaceuticals5 mg, 10 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mg Yellow, round, 7 mm, marked “CL / 31”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 2833342-029-60
    Carton of 3033342-029-06
    Bottle of 3033342-029-07
    Carton of 10033342-029-12

    10 mg Yellow, round, 8 mm, marked “CL / 32”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 2833342-030-60
    Carton of 3033342-030-06
    Bottle of 3033342-030-07
    Carton of 10033342-030-12

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, crospovidone, sucralose, sodium chloride, ferric oxide yellow, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

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

What the FDA label says

Donepezil hydrochloride is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Efficacy has been demonstrated in patients with mild, moderate, and severe Alzheimer’s Disease

Source: the FDA label for Donepezil Hydrochloride (Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited), August 11, 2023. Full label on DailyMed