DDAVP vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

From

$13.11 for 30 tablets delivered ($7.86 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic desmopressin from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
Order generic desmopressin. It comes by mail.

Need it today? From $16.48 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.

See the price and get the card

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

Compare every option

Brand nameDDAVP

Authorized genericdesmopressin

Regular genericdesmopressin

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

From$13.11for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as DDAVP?

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 DDAVP’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for DDAVP’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

desmopressin

Sold by

Nordic Pharma

Your strength

NDC to ask for

0.1 mgtablet
- 69918-101-0111-digit: 69918-0101-01100 tablets per bottle
0.2 mgtablet
- 69918-201-0111-digit: 69918-0201-01100 tablets per bottle
4 mcg/mLsolution
- 69918-899-0111-digit: 69918-0899-011 mL per ampule
- 69918-899-1011-digit: 69918-0899-1010 ampules, 1 mL each
- 69918-899-1111-digit: 69918-0899-1110 ampules, 1 mL each
4 mcg/mLsolution
- 69918-901-1011-digit: 69918-0901-1010 mL per multi-dose vial
- 69918-901-1111-digit: 69918-0901-1110 mL per multi-dose vial
- 69918-901-1211-digit: 69918-0901-1210 mL per multi-dose vial

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my DDAVP, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Nordic Pharma, 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).

0.1 mg tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as DDAVP.

Authorized generic package label from Nordic Pharma — Authorized genericNordic Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: desmopressin acetate 0.1 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Lactose
Magnesium stearate
Povidone
Potato starch

0.2 mg tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as DDAVP.

See the ingredients

Active: desmopressin acetate 0.2 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Lactose
Magnesium stearate
Povidone
Potato starch

4 mcg/mL solution

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

See the ingredients

Active: desmopressin acetate 4 mcg/mL

Inactive:

Hydrochloric acid
Sodium chloride

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic desmopressin, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $7.86for 30 tablets0.1 mg $7.86 · 0.2 mg $13.42Plus $5.25 shipping
Delivered: Rx Outreach $40for 90 tablets0.1 mg, 0.2 mg30 tablets: $20Free delivery
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $15.20for 30 tablets0.1 mg $15.20 · 0.2 mg $16.10Prime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $16.48for 30 tablets0.1 mg $16.48 · 0.2 mg $19.99Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Pick up in store: Costco $38.99for 60 tablets0.2 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $38.99for 60 tablets0.2 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
Delivered: Optum Perks $23.08for 30 tablets0.2 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $26.37for 30 tablets0.2 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $53.89for 30 tablets0.2 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store

From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.

About these prices

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

14 companies sell a generic of DDAVP 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.

ApotexTablet 0.1 mg, 0.2 mg · Spray 10 mcg

Packages and NDCs

0.1 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 60505-0257-1

0.2 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 60505-0258-1

10 mcg

Package NDC
Carton of 50 60505-0815-0
Armas PharmaceuticalsSolution 4 mcg/mL, 40 mcg/10 mL

Made by Caplin Steriles

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 72485-523-10

40 mcg/10 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 72485-524-01

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid, water, chlorobutanol
FDA label
Aurobindo PharmaTablet 0.1 mg, 0.2 mg

Has lactose

Product page on aurobindousa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.1 mg White to Off-white, oval, 10 mm, marked “S / 71”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 59651-249-01

0.2 mg White to Off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “S / 72”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 59651-250-01

Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, povidone k30
FDA label
AvenacySolution 4 mcg/mL

Made by UBI Pharma

Product page on avenacy.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 83634-451-01
Carton of 10 mL 83634-451-10

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid, chlorobutanol hemihydrate
Avet PharmaceuticalsTablet 0.1 mg, 0.2 mg

Has lactose · Made by Heritage Pharma Labs

Product page on avetpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.1 mg White, round, 6 mm, marked “HP / 318”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 23155-489-01
Bottle of 500 23155-489-05

0.2 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “HP / 319”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 23155-490-01
Bottle of 500 23155-490-05

Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, povidone k30
FDA label
BluePoint LaboratoriesTablet 0.1 mg, 0.2 mg

Has lactose · Made by Apotex

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.1 mg White, round, 6 mm, marked “APO / DES / 01”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 68001-574-00

0.2 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “APO / DES / 02”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 68001-575-00

Inactive ingredients: lactose form, starch, corn, magnesium stearate
FDA label
Caplin SterilesSolution 4 mcg/mL

Product page on caplin-us.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 65145-183-10

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 65145-184-01

Inactive ingredients: hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride, chlorobutanol
FDA label
Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesSolution 4 mcg/mL · Injection 4 mcg/mL

Made by UBI Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 43598-053-11

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Box of 10 mL 43598-931-09

Inactive ingredients: hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride, chlorobutanol
FDA label
Fresenius KabiSolution 4 mcg/mL

Made by Gland Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 65219-293-01

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 65219-295-10

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid, water, chlorobutanol hemihydrate
FDA label
KVK-TechTablet 0.2 mg

Has lactose · Made by Abhai

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.2 mg White to off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “A / 19”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 10702-170-01

Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, povidone
FDA label
Sagent PharmaceuticalsSolution 4 mcg/mL, 40 mcg/10 mL

Product page on sagentpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 25021-460-01

40 mcg/10 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 25021-461-10

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid, chlorobutanol
FDA label
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesSolution 4 mcg/mL

Made by Gland Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 70095-026-02

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 70095-031-01

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid, water, chlorobutanol hemihydrate
The J. MolnerSolution 4 mcg/mL

Made by UBI Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 83148-126-01

Inactive ingredients: chlorobutanol hemihydrate, hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride
FDA label
XGen Pharmaceuticals DJBSolution 4 mcg/mL

Made by UBI Pharma

Product page on xgenpharmadjb.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 39822-6200-2

4 mcg/mL

Package NDC
Carton of 10 mL 39822-6250-1

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, hydrochloric acid, chlorobutanol hemihydrate
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	60505-0257-1

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	60505-0258-1

Package	NDC
Carton of 50	60505-0815-0

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	72485-523-10

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	72485-524-01

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	59651-249-01

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	59651-250-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	83634-451-01
Carton of 10 mL	83634-451-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	23155-489-01
Bottle of 500	23155-489-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	23155-490-01
Bottle of 500	23155-490-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	68001-574-00

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	68001-575-00

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	65145-183-10

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	65145-184-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	43598-053-11

Package	NDC
Box of 10 mL	43598-931-09

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	65219-293-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	65219-295-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	10702-170-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	25021-460-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	25021-461-10

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	70095-026-02

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	70095-031-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	83148-126-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	39822-6200-2

Package	NDC
Carton of 10 mL	39822-6250-1

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

What the FDA label says

DDAVP Injection is a vasopressin analog used for:

Central Diabetes Insipidus - as antidiuretic replacement therapy in the management of central (cranial) diabetes insipidus and for the management of the temporary polyuria and polydipsia following head trauma or surgery in the pituitary region.
Hemophilia A- for patients with factor VIII coagulant activity levels greater than 5% to maintain hemostasis during surgical procedures and postoperatively or reduce bleeding with episodes of spontaneous or traumatic injuries such as hemarthroses, intramuscular hematomas, or mucosal bleeding.
von Willebrand's disease (Type I) - for patients with mild to moderate disease with factor VIII levels greater than 5% to maintain hemostasis during surgical procedures or traumatic injuries such as hemarthroses, intramuscular hematomas, or mucosal bleeding.

Limitations of Use

DDAVP is ineffective and not indicated for the treatment of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
von Willebrand's disease (severe Type I) - not indicated for the treatment of patients with severe Type I von Willebrand's disease and when there is evidence of an abnormal molecular form of factor VIII antigen.

Source: the FDA label for DDAVP (Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.), September 28, 2022. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from DDAVP (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.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/ddavp/