Demser vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Lowest price

$1,903.26 for 30 capsules delivered ($1,898.01 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic metyrosine 250 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail

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Order generic metyrosine 250 mg. It comes by mail.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameDemser

Authorized genericmetyrosine

Regular genericmetyrosine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Demser

Lowest$1,903.26for 30 capsules at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as Demser?

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

metyrosine

Sold by

Oceanside PharmaceuticalsPart of Bausch Health, the company behind Demser

NDC to ask for

250 mgcapsule
- 68682-310-0111-digit: 68682-0310-01100 capsules per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Demser, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals (NDC 68682-310-01), 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).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Demser.

Authorized generic package label from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericOceanside Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: metyrosine 250 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

FD&C Blue No. 2
Gelatin
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Magnesium stearate
Silicon dioxide
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Delivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $1,898.01for 30 capsules250 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $7,500.49for 30 capsules250 mgPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE

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

2 companies sell a generic of Demser 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.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals250 mg

Packages and NDCs

250 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 69238-1621-3
Bottle of 100 69238-1621-1
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories250 mg

Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

250 mg Blue (light blue opaque body and blue opaque cap), capsule, 22 mm, marked “315 / C”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 75907-166-30
Bottle of 100 75907-166-01

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2, gelatin, hydroxypropyl cellulose, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide, shellac
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	69238-1621-3
Bottle of 100	69238-1621-1

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	75907-166-30
Bottle of 100	75907-166-01

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

Pheochromocytoma (an adrenal gland tumor)

What the FDA label says

DEMSER is indicated in the treatment of patients with pheochromocytoma for:

1. Preoperative preparation of patients for surgery

2. Management of patients when surgery is contraindicated

3. Chronic treatment of patients with malignant pheochromocytoma

DEMSER is not recommended for the control of essential hypertension.

Source: the FDA label for Demser (Bausch Health US, LLC), July 1, 2021. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Demser (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/demser/