Brethine vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

From

$24.73 for 30 tablets

Generic terbutaline with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameBrethine

Authorized genericterbutaline

Regular genericterbutaline

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

From$24.73for 30 tablets at Team Cuban Card

Same as Brethine?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Brethine 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 Brethine, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

terbutaline

Sold by

ANI PharmaceuticalsThe company behind Brethine

Your strength

NDC to ask for

2.5 mgtablet
- 62559-721-0111-digit: 62559-0721-01100 tablets per bottle
5 mgtablet
- 62559-722-0111-digit: 62559-0722-01100 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Brethine, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from ANI 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).

2.5 mg tablet

Brethine 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 ANI Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericANI Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: terbutaline sulfate 2.5 mg

Inactive:

Lactose monohydrate
Magnesium stearate
Microcrystalline cellulose
Povidone k30
Corn starch

5 mg tablet

Brethine 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: terbutaline sulfate 5 mg

Inactive:

Lactose monohydrate
Magnesium stearate
Microcrystalline cellulose
Povidone k30
Corn starch

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $22.60for 30 tablets2.5 mg $22.60 · 5 mg $23.25Plus $5.25 shipping
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $24.73for 30 tablets2.5 mg $25.72 · 5 mg $24.73Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $32.90for 30 tablets2.5 mg $32.90 · 5 mg $40.10Prime 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: Walgreens + Optum Perks $37.56for 30 tablets2.5 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $43.40for 30 tablets2.5 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Costco $93.79for 30 tablets2.5 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $93.79for 30 tablets2.5 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
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

3 companies sell a generic of Brethine 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.

Amneal PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths

Has lactose · Made by Impax Laboratories

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2.5 mg Off-white, oval, 11 mm, marked “G / 2611”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 0115-2611-01
Bottle of 500 0115-2611-02

5 mg Off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “G / 2622”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 0115-2622-01
Bottle of 500 0115-2622-02

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), cellulose, microcrystalline, starch, corn, povidone, magnesium stearate
FDA label
Chartwell RXAll 2 strengths

Has lactose · Made by Lannett

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2.5 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “LCI / 1318”

Package NDC
Bottle of 90 62135-524-90

5 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “LCI / 1311”

Package NDC
Bottle of 90 62135-525-90

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, anhydrous lactose, magnesium stearate, povidone, starch, corn
FDA label
LannettAll 2 strengths

Has lactose

Product page on lannett.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2.5 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “LCI / 1318”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 0527-1318-01
Bottle of 1000 0527-1318-10

5 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “LCI / 1311”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 0527-1311-01
Bottle of 1000 0527-1311-10

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, anhydrous lactose, magnesium stearate, povidone, starch, corn
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	0115-2611-01
Bottle of 500	0115-2611-02

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	0115-2622-01
Bottle of 500	0115-2622-02

Package	NDC
Bottle of 90	62135-524-90

Package	NDC
Bottle of 90	62135-525-90

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	0527-1318-01
Bottle of 1000	0527-1318-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	0527-1311-01
Bottle of 1000	0527-1311-10

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

Terbutaline Sulfate Tablets USP are indicated for the prevention and reversal of bronchospasm in patients 12 years of age and older with asthma and reversible bronchospasm associated with bronchitis and emphysema.

Source: the FDA label for Terbutaline Sulfate (ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), November 15, 2019. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Brethine (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/brethine/