Daytrana vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic methylphenidate

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic methylphenidate.Find pharmacies near you
Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameDaytrana

Authorized genericmethylphenidate

Regular genericmethylphenidate

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Daytrana

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Daytrana?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Daytrana, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

methylphenidate

Sold by

PadagisMade by Noven Therapeutics, the company behind Daytrana

Your strength

NDC to ask for

10 mg/9 hrpatch
- 0574-2410-6511-digit: 00574-2410-6530 patches
15 mg/9 hrpatch
- 0574-2415-6511-digit: 00574-2415-6530 patches
20 mg/9 hrpatch
- 0574-2420-6511-digit: 00574-2420-6530 patches
30 mg/9 hrpatch
- 0574-2430-6511-digit: 00574-2430-6530 patches

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Daytrana, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Padagis, and for a regular generic?”

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

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

10 mg/9 hr patch

Daytrana doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

Authorized generic package label from Padagis — Authorized genericPadagis

See the ingredients

Active: methylphenidate 27.5 mg

15 mg/9 hr patch

Daytrana doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

See the ingredients

Active: methylphenidate 41.3 mg

20 mg/9 hr patch

Daytrana doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

See the ingredients

Active: methylphenidate 55 mg

30 mg/9 hr patch

Daytrana doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

See the ingredients

Active: methylphenidate 82.5 mg

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of Daytrana 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.

Mylan Pharmaceuticals1.1 mg/hr, 1.6 mg/hr, 2.2 mg/hr, 3.3 mg/hr

Being phased out; sold until April 2027

Product page on viatris.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

1.1 mg/hr

Package NDC
Carton of 270 0378-8260-93

1.6 mg/hr

Package NDC
Carton of 270 0378-8261-93

2.2 mg/hr

Package NDC
Carton of 270 0378-8262-93

3.3 mg/hr

Package NDC
Carton of 270 0378-8263-93

Inactive ingredients: mineral oil, silicon dioxide, polytetrafluoroethylene, docusate sodium, titanium dioxide
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 270	0378-8260-93

Package	NDC
Carton of 270	0378-8261-93

Package	NDC
Carton of 270	0378-8262-93

Package	NDC
Carton of 270	0378-8263-93

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What it’s used for

ADHD

What the FDA label says

DAYTRANA is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant indicated for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in pediatric patients 6 to 17 years of age.

Limitations of Use The use of DAYTRANA 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 Daytrana (Noven Therapeutics, LLC), September 1, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Daytrana (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
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/daytrana/