How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Lowest posted price

$22.5 for 0.25 mg kit

Cetrotide from EMD Serono, without insurance.

  1. Sign up for Fertility Instant Savings Program.Sign up on fertilityinstantsavings.com 

Ask for the generic’s price No pharmacy we check posts a cash price for generic cetrorelix. Ask yours, to compare.

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

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameCetrotide
Authorized genericcetrorelix
Regular genericcetrorelix
What you’d pay
Lowest$22.5for 0.25 mg kit from the maker
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Cetrotide?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s cash price

Fertility Instant Savings Program

Cash price from EMD Serono

No insurance $22.5 for 0.25 mg kit

Sign up on fertilityinstantsavings.com 

From the maker’s offer on fertilityinstantsavings.com, checked November 2, 2026. Check the maker’s page for who can use it.

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 price above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price

TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Cetrotide at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.

  • TrumpRx.gov $22.50Prefilled Syringe + Vial, 0.25 mgGet the free coupon on TrumpRx’s page and show it at the pharmacy.

From TrumpRx.gov, read October 28, 2026. Its page opens on this price; other strengths and amounts are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Cetrotide itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericWho makes it

3 companies sell a generic of Cetrotide 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.

It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.

  • Apotex

    Made by Qilu Pharmaceutical

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 1 ml in 1 vial of 160505-6270-1

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, water

    FDA label

  • Fresenius Kabi

    Made by Gland Pharma

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 165219-292-77

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, water

    FDA label

  • Meitheal Pharmaceuticals

    Made by Livzon Group Pharmaceutical Factory

    Product page on meithealpharma.com

    Packages and NDCs

    PackageNDC
    Carton * 2 ml in 1 vial of 171288-558-90

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 my Cetrotide, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Cetrotide® (cetrorelix acetate for injection) is indicated for the inhibition of premature LH surges in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation.

Source: the FDA label for Cetrotide (EMD Serono, Inc.), September 22, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

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