Brineura

Generic name: cerliponase alfa

Used for: Slowing the loss of walking in CLN2 disease

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Brineura

Brineura is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for Brineura’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameBrineura
Authorized genericcerliponase alfa
Regular genericcerliponase alfa
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldAsk the pharmacy
Same as Brineura?
The original
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Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Brineura’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Brineura’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Brineura itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Brineura is the only choice; ask the pharmacy for its cash price, or your plan what it charges.

Regular genericNot sold

Brineura is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Brineura’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

BRINEURA is a hydrolytic lysosomal N-terminal tripeptidyl peptidase indicated to slow the loss of ambulation in pediatric patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2 disease), also known as tripeptidyl peptidase 1 (TPP1) deficiency.

Source: the FDA label for Brineura (BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.), August 5, 2024. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/brineura/