How to pay the least
From
$14.68 for 30 capsules
Generic cephalexin with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Get the free Team Cuban Card. It costs nothing to sign up.See the price and get the card
- At a pharmacy that takes it, show the card and ask for generic cephalexin: from $14.68 for 30 capsules.Find a pharmacy that takes it
By mail, if you can wait a few days From $7.21 for 30 capsules, plus $5.25 shipping from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail. Make a free account there, and have the prescription sent there.
Open Cost Plus DrugsWith a membership From $3.74 for 30 capsules from Amazon Pharmacy, by mail ($139 a year).
Open Amazon PharmacyEvery company’s cephalexin is rated by the FDA to work the same, so any pharmacy can fill your prescription with the one it stocks.
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic cephalexin, lowest first. Any of them can fill your prescription.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $3.74for 30 capsules250 mg: $3.74 for 30 capsules500 mg: $3.06 for 7 capsules750 mg: $37.30 for 10 capsulesPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery
- Delivered: Amazon RxPass $5a month250 mg, 500 mgCovers all your RxPass medicines togetherPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Not in California or Washington
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $7.21for 30 capsules250 mg $7.21 · 500 mg $7.67 · 750 mg $109.02Plus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Rx Outreach $13for 30 capsules500 mgeach additional 30 capsules: $4Free delivery
- Pick up in store: Hy-Vee $10for 21 capsules250 mg, 500 mgIowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, WisconsinFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $14.68for 30 capsules250 mg $14.68 · 500 mg $15.79Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
From each pharmacy’s own site, read October 5, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill. 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
5 companies sell cephalexin in this form, each one rated by the FDA as a substitute for the others. 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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Ascend Laboratories250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg
Made by Alkem Laboratories
Packages and NDCs
250 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 20 67877-220-20 Carton of 30 67877-220-84 Carton of 50 67877-220-74 Bottle of 100 67877-220-01 Carton of 100 67877-220-38 Bottle of 500 67877-220-05 Bottle of 1000 67877-220-10 500 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 20 67877-219-20 Carton of 30 67877-219-84 Carton of 50 67877-219-74 Bottle of 100 67877-219-01 Carton of 100 67877-219-38 Bottle of 500 67877-219-05 Bottle of 1000 67877-219-10 750 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 20 67877-255-20 Bottle of 50 67877-255-23 Bottle of 100 67877-255-01 Bottle of 500 67877-255-05 Bottle of 1000 67877-255-10 -
Aurobindo Pharma250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg
Packages and NDCs
250 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 20 65862-018-20 Bottle of 40 65862-018-40 Bottle of 100 65862-018-01 Bottle of 500 65862-018-05 500 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 20 65862-019-20 Bottle of 40 65862-019-40 Bottle of 100 65862-019-01 Bottle of 500 65862-019-05 750 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 20 59651-728-20 Bottle of 50 59651-728-50 -
Chartwell RX250 mg, 500 mg
Made by Alkem Laboratories and Aurobindo Pharma
Packages and NDCs
250 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 40 62135-710-74 500 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 40 62135-711-74 -
Lupin Pharmaceuticals250 mg, 500 mg
Packages and NDCs
250 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 100 68180-121-01 Bottle of 500 68180-121-02 500 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 100 68180-122-01 Bottle of 500 68180-122-02 -
Teva Pharmaceuticals250 mg, 500 mg
Packages and NDCs
250 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 100 0093-3145-01 Bottle of 500 0093-3145-05 500 mg
Package NDC Bottle of 100 0093-3147-01 Bottle of 500 0093-3147-05
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What to say at the pharmacy
“Before you fill it, what would I pay for generic cephalexin?”
Paying cash? Ask for the cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Good to know
- Different companies’ cephalexin can look different. The FDA requires each to work the same way.
- Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.