Is there a generic Cystaran? Your options compared

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Cystaran

We didn’t find one.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameCystaran

Authorized genericcysteamine

Regular genericcysteamine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacy

Not soldThere isn’t one

Not soldNone found

Same as Cystaran?

The original

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericNot sold

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

Regular genericNot sold

We didn’t find one. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Cystaran’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

What it’s used for

Cystine crystals in the cornea from cystinosis

What the FDA label says

CYSTARAN is a cystine-depleting agent indicated for the treatment of corneal cystine crystal accumulation in patients with cystinosis.

Source: the FDA label for Cystaran (Leadiant Biosciences, Inc.), April 30, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

We didn’t find a savings card from Cystaran’s maker.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

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