An authorized generic of Aricept 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
How to pay the least
From
$9 for 30 tablets
Generic donepezil at Walmart. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Ask your prescriber to send the prescription to your nearest Walmart. Or ask the store’s pharmacy to transfer it from your pharmacy.Find the nearest store
- Ask for generic donepezil.See Walmart’s price list
Rather have it mailed? From $10.87 for 30 tablets delivered ($5.62 plus $5.25 shipping) from Cost Plus Drugs. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.
Open Cost Plus DrugsA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Aricept, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameAricept
Authorized genericdonepezil
Regular genericdonepezil
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as Aricept?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Aricept’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Aricept’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic donepezil, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Pick up in store: Costco $13.79for 90 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $13.79for 90 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Delivered: Amazon RxPass $5a month10 mgCovers all your RxPass medicines togetherPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Not in California or Washington, or with Medicaid or CHIP
- Delivered: Rx Outreach from $15for a 90-day supply5 mg, 10 mg $15 · 23 mg $45Free delivery
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $5.62for 30 tablets5 mg $5.62 · 10 mg $5.73 · 23 mg $14.14Plus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Marley Drug $37for a 6-month supplyNot every strength is on its listup to 1 pill a day · 12-month supply: $70Shipping included
- Pick up in store: Walmart $9for 30 tablets5 mg, 10 mg90 tablets: $24Not in North Dakota; prices may be higher in some states, like California and MinnesotaFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: H-E-B $10for 30 tablets5 mg, 10 mg90 tablets: $24Texas · list dated November 2, 2024Find the nearest store
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $10.04for 30 tablets5 mg $12.40 · 10 mg $10.04 · 23 mg $18.39Prime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $13.81for 30 tablets5 mg $13.81 · 10 mg $14.04 · 23 mg $22.63Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Delivered: Optum Perks $14.98for 30 tablets10 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $22.30for 30 tablets10 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $60.59for 30 tablets10 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- 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
9 companies sell a generic of Aricept 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.
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White to off white, round, 7 mm, marked “L160”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-092-30 Bottle of 90 62332-092-90 Carton of 100 62332-092-10 Bottle of 1000 62332-092-91 10 mg Yellow, round, 9 mm, marked “L161”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-093-30 Bottle of 90 62332-093-90 Carton of 100 62332-093-10 Bottle of 1000 62332-093-91 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, starch, corn, hydroxypropyl cellulose (70000 wamw), magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 6000, talc, microcrystalline cellulose, ferric oxide yellow
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Camber Pharmaceuticals5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose · Made by Hetero Labs
Product page on camberpharma.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “I / 24”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 31722-737-30 Bottle of 90 31722-737-90 Bottle of 100 31722-737-01 Blister pack of 100 31722-737-31 Bottle of 500 31722-737-05 10 mg Yellow, round, 9 mm, marked “I / 21”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 31722-738-30 Bottle of 90 31722-738-90 Bottle of 100 31722-738-01 Blister pack of 100 31722-738-31 Bottle of 500 31722-738-05 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), ferric oxide yellow
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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories23 mg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
23 mg Red, round, 8 mm, marked “R / 23”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 55111-302-30 Bottle of 90 55111-302-90 Inactive ingredients: hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow
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Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals23 mg
Has lactose · Made by Dexcel Pharma Technologies
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
23 mg Reddish, round, 8 mm, marked “23”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 42799-954-01 Bottle of 90 42799-954-02 Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, silicon dioxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), hypromellose 2208 (15000 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, polysorbate 80, titanium dioxide, triacetin
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Macleods PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White to off white, round, 7 mm, marked “ML / 89”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-027-07 Carton of 50 33342-027-31 Bottle of 90 33342-027-10 Carton of 100 33342-027-12 Bottle of 500 33342-027-15 Bottle of 1000 33342-027-44 10 mg Yellow, round, 8 mm, marked “ML / 88”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-028-07 Carton of 50 33342-028-31 Bottle of 90 33342-028-10 Carton of 100 33342-028-12 Bottle of 500 33342-028-15 Bottle of 1000 33342-028-44 23 mg Red, round, 8 mm, marked “C26”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-061-07 Bottle of 90 33342-061-10 Carton of 100 33342-061-12 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, starch, corn, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, talc, hypromelloses, titanium dioxide, propylene glycol, ferric oxide yellow, hydroxypropyl cellulose, ferric oxide red, polyethylene glycol
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Rising Pharma Holdings5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose · Made by Aurobindo Pharma
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White to Off-white, round, 7 mm, marked “X / 11”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 16571-778-03 Bottle of 90 16571-778-09 Bottle of 500 16571-778-50 Bottle of 1000 16571-778-10 10 mg Yellow, round, 9 mm, marked “X / 12”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 16571-779-03 Bottle of 90 16571-779-09 Bottle of 500 16571-779-50 Bottle of 1000 16571-779-10 Inactive ingredients: hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol 6000, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide yellow
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Solco Healthcare5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Prinston Pharmaceutical
Product page on solcohealthcare.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg Blue, round, 7 mm, marked “HH205”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 43547-275-03 Bottle of 90 43547-275-09 Bottle of 1000 43547-275-11 10 mg Yellow, round, 8 mm, marked “HH210”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 43547-276-03 Bottle of 90 43547-276-09 Bottle of 1000 43547-276-11 Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, FD&C Blue No. 2, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide yellow, ferric oxide red
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Torrent Pharmaceuticals5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White to off white, round, 7 mm, marked “5”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 13668-102-30 Bottle of 90 13668-102-90 Bottle of 500 13668-102-05 Bottle of 1000 13668-102-10 Bottle of 4000 13668-102-40 10 mg Peach colored, round, 9 mm, marked “10”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 13668-103-30 Bottle of 90 13668-103-90 Bottle of 500 13668-103-05 Bottle of 1000 13668-103-10 Bottle of 2650 13668-103-26 Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 6000, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide yellow, ferric oxide red
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Upsher-Smith Laboratories23 mg
Has lactose · Made by TWi Pharmaceuticals
Product page on upsher-smith.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
23 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “T004”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 24979-004-06 Bottle of 90 24979-004-07 Inactive ingredients: hypromellose 2208 (4000 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) type a, sodium hydroxide, talc, triethyl citrate, titanium dioxide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ferrosoferric oxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw)
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
ARICEPT 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 Aricept (Eisai Inc.), December 30, 2021. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/aricept/