Generic name: methylphenidate
Used for: ADHD
Ask for the cash price
Generic methylphenidate ER
No pharmacy we check posts a price for methylphenidate ER, 30 tablets.
A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Concerta, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Details for each option
Savings card from Johnson & Johnson
The card takes up to $150 a month off your co-pay.
“Eligible patients pay as little as $4 per fill.”
From the maker’s offer on jnjwithme.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
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.
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Concerta 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.
3 companies sell a generic of Concerta 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.
Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2--aluminum lake
18 mg Yellow, oval, 12 mm, marked “725”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 62037-725-01 |
27 mg Gray, oval, 12 mm, marked “734”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 62037-734-01 |
36 mg White, oval, 12 mm, marked “726”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 62037-726-01 |
54 mg Brown, oval, 12 mm, marked “727”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 62037-727-01 |
Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, fumaric acid, hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:2), talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol, ammonia, ferrosoferric oxide, propylene glycol, shellac, FD&C Blue No. 2--aluminum lake, triacetin
Has a dye: FD&C Red No. 40 · Made by Ascent Pharmaceuticals
Product page on camberpharma.com
18 mg Yellow, round, 12 mm, marked “212”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 31722-952-01 |
27 mg Pink, round, 12 mm, marked “213”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 31722-953-01 |
36 mg White, round, 15 mm, marked “214”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 31722-954-01 |
54 mg Brown, round, 15 mm, marked “215”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 31722-955-01 |
Inactive ingredients: butylated hydroxytoluene, cellulose acetate, hypromelloses, phosphoric acid, polyethylene glycol, povidone, propylene glycol, sodium chloride, stearic acid, succinic acid, ferrosoferric oxide, ferric oxide yellow, titanium dioxide, polysorbate 80, FD&C Red No. 40, polyethylene oxide 200000, polyethylene oxide 7000000, ferric oxide red, talc
Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Osmotica Pharmaceutical
18 mg Yellow, round, 6 mm, marked “TL706”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 13811-706-10 |
27 mg Gray, round, 7 mm, marked “TL707”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 13811-707-10 |
36 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “TL708”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 13811-708-10 |
54 mg Pink, round, 8 mm, marked “TL709”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 100 | 13811-709-10 |
Inactive ingredients: hypromelloses, phosphoric acid, polyethylene glycol, silicon dioxide, sodium chloride, magnesium stearate, succinic acid, ferrosoferric oxide, titanium dioxide, triacetin, cellulose acetate, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene oxide 200000, polyethylene oxide 5000000, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Red No. 40
The FDA doesn’t rate Lannett’s version of methylphenidate a substitute for Concerta, so a pharmacy can’t swap it in without your prescriber’s OK.
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
“Before you fill my Concerta, 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.
CONCERTA is a CNS stimulant indicated for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in patients aged 6 to 65 years old.
Limitations of Use
The use of CONCERTA is not recommended in pediatric patients younger than 6 years of age because they had higher plasma exposure and a higher incidence of adverse reactions (e.g., weight loss) than patients 6 years and older at the same dosage.
Source: the FDA label for Concerta (Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), April 20, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/concerta/