Belsomra savings card: as little as $30 a prescription with commercial insurance

Strength How many

How to pay the least

Cash price

$450+ for 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay about this for Belsomra; you’d pay more.

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

Free from the maker, if you qualify Merck Patient Assistance Program. You may qualify for the program if you have a household income of $63,840 or less for individuals, $86,560 or less for couples, or $132,000 or less for a family of 4. Or call 800-727-5400.

See if you qualify

No generic is sold yet.

Compare every option

Brand nameBelsomra

Authorized genericsuvorexant

Regular genericsuvorexant

What you’d pay

At least$450for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this

Not soldThere isn’t one

Not soldNone sold yet

Same as Belsomra?

The original

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Brand nameThe maker’s card

BELSOMRA Savings Coupon

Savings card from Merck

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.

Insurance · as little as $30 a prescription

The card takes up to $150 a prescription off your co-pay.

In the maker’s words

“Eligible, privately insured patients may pay as little as $30 per prescription.”

From the maker’s offer on activatethecard.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 Belsomra itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Belsomra is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

See the brand name →

Regular genericNot sold

No generic is sold yet. 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

Insomnia (trouble sleeping)

What the FDA label says

BELSOMRA is an orexin receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of insomnia, characterized by difficulties with sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance.

Source: the FDA label for Belsomra (Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC), March 10, 2025. 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/belsomra/