How do you pay?

How to pay the least

From

$11.39 for 30 tablets delivered ($6.14 plus $5.25 shipping)

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

  1. 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 
  2. Order generic divalproex DR. It comes by mail.

Need it today? From $14.34 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 Depakote, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameDepakote
Authorized genericdivalproex
Regular genericdivalproex
What you’d pay
At least$61for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Not soldThere isn’t one
From$11.39for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping
Same as Depakote?
The original
–
Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

Depakote Savings Card

Savings card from AbbVie

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $5 a month

The card takes up to $150 a month off your co-pay.

Sign up on depakote.com 

Or call 1-833-440-2659.

In the maker’s words

“With a Depakote Savings Card, eligible patients may pay as little as $5 a month—that's as little as 17¢ per day.”

From the maker’s offer on depakote.com, checked October 27, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Maker’s card or discount card?

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.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Depakote 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.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Pick up in storeDelivered

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

6 companies sell a generic of Depakote 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.

  • BionpharmaAll 3 strengths

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1 · Made by Orbion Pharmaceuticals

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg White to off white, oval, 12 mm, marked “511”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069452-433-13
    Bottle of 10069452-433-20
    Bottle of 50069452-433-30

    250 mg Pale brown, oval, 15 mm, marked “512”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069452-434-13
    Bottle of 10069452-434-20
    Bottle of 50069452-434-30

    500 mg Blue, oval, 19 mm, marked “513”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069452-435-13
    Bottle of 10069452-435-20
    Bottle of 50069452-435-30

    Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, povidone k29/32, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) type a, sodium hydroxide, triethyl citrate, talc, hypromellose 2910 (50 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 6000, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, butyl alcohol, alcohol, ammonia, ferric oxide red, FD&C Blue No. 1, lecithin, soybean

    FDA label

  • BluePoint LaboratoriesAll 3 strengths

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Yellow No. 6, D&C Red No. 30, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40 · Made by Unichem Pharmaceuticals

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg Orange, oval, 12 mm, marked “UL / 125”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10068001-472-00
    Bottle of 50068001-472-03

    250 mg Pink, oval, 14 mm, marked “UL / 250”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10068001-473-00
    Bottle of 50068001-473-03

    500 mg (Reddish Pink), oval, 19 mm, marked “UL / 500”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10068001-474-00
    Bottle of 50068001-474-03

    Inactive ingredients: alcohol, butyl alcohol, FD&C Yellow No. 6, ferric oxide yellow, ferrosoferric oxide, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), isopropyl alcohol, lactose monohydrate, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate copolymer, microcrystalline cellulose 112, polyethylene glycol 3000, povidone, propylene glycol, shellac, silicon dioxide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium lauryl sulfate, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide, triacetin, triethyl citrate, vanillin, D&C Red No. 30, FD&C Blue No. 2, ferric oxide red, FD&C Red No. 40

    FDA label

  • Rising Pharma HoldingsAll 3 strengths

    Has dyes: FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Aurobindo Pharma

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg Pink-Red, oval, 12 mm, marked “D / 84”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10057237-106-01
    Bottle of 50057237-106-05

    250 mg Peach, oval, 15 mm, marked “D / 85”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10057237-047-01
    Bottle of 50057237-047-05

    500 mg Pink, oval, 19 mm, marked “D / 86”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10057237-048-01
    Bottle of 50057237-048-05

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, povidone k30, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, talc, methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) type a, diethyl phthalate, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), triacetin, polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 3350, FD&C Red No. 40, lecithin, soybean, vanillin, shellac, isopropyl alcohol, ferrosoferric oxide, butyl alcohol, propylene glycol, ammonia, FD&C Yellow No. 6, ferric oxide yellow, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesAll 3 strengths

    Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6, D&C Red No. 30 · Being phased out; sold until August 2028

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg Pink, oval, 12 mm, marked “796”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062756-796-83
    Bottle of 10062756-796-08
    Bottle of 10062756-796-88
    Bottle of 50062756-796-13
    Bottle of 100062756-796-18

    250 mg Orange, oval, 15 mm, marked “797”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062756-797-83
    Bottle of 10062756-797-08
    Bottle of 10062756-797-88
    Bottle of 50062756-797-13
    Bottle of 100062756-797-18

    500 mg Pink, oval, 19 mm, marked “798”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062756-798-83
    Bottle of 10062756-798-08
    Bottle of 10062756-798-88
    Bottle of 50062756-798-13
    Bottle of 100062756-798-18

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, starch, corn, povidone, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, triacetin, methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) type a, triethyl citrate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium lauryl sulfate, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 2, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, butyl alcohol, propylene glycol, ammonia, talc, FD&C Yellow No. 6, ferric oxide yellow, D&C Red No. 30, ferric oxide red

    FDA label

  • Unichem PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Yellow No. 6, D&C Red No. 30, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40

    Product page on unichemusa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg Orange, oval, 12 mm, marked “UL / 125”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10029300-138-01
    Bottle of 50029300-138-05
    Bottle of 100029300-138-10

    250 mg Pink, oval, 14 mm, marked “UL / 250”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10029300-139-01
    Bottle of 50029300-139-05
    Bottle of 100029300-139-10

    500 mg Reddish Pink, oval, 19 mm, marked “UL / 500”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10029300-140-01
    Bottle of 50029300-140-05
    Bottle of 100029300-140-10

    Inactive ingredients: alcohol, butyl alcohol, FD&C Yellow No. 6, ferric oxide yellow, ferrosoferric oxide, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), isopropyl alcohol, lactose monohydrate, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate copolymer, microcrystalline cellulose 112, polyethylene glycol 3000, povidone, propylene glycol, shellac, silicon dioxide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium lauryl sulfate, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide, triacetin, triethyl citrate, vanillin, D&C Red No. 30, FD&C Blue No. 2, ferric oxide red, FD&C Red No. 40

    FDA label

  • Upsher-Smith LaboratoriesAll 3 strengths

    Has dyes: FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Being phased out; sold until October 2027

    Product page on upsher-smith.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg Rose, oval, 12 mm, marked “U / S / 125”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 1000832-7122-11

    250 mg Peach, oval, 15 mm, marked “U / S / 250”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 1000832-7123-01
    Bottle of 1000832-7123-11
    Bottle of 5000832-7123-15

    500 mg Light pink, oval, 19 mm, marked “U / S / 500”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 1000832-7124-01
    Bottle of 1000832-7124-11
    Bottle of 5000832-7124-15

    Inactive ingredients: methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate copolymer, povidone, starch, corn, silicon dioxide, sodium bicarbonate, sodium lauryl sulfate, talc, triethyl citrate, titanium dioxide, vanillin, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6, ferric oxide red

    FDA label

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

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Depakote, 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.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Depakote is an anti-epileptic drug indicated for:

  • Treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder
  • Monotherapy and adjunctive therapy of complex partial seizures and simple and complex absence seizures; adjunctive therapy in patients with multiple seizure types that include absence seizures
  • Prophylaxis of migraine headaches

Source: the FDA label for Depakote (AbbVie Inc.), March 31, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

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