An authorized generic of Desmopressin Acetate was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (desmopressin acetate) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
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 $26.37 for 30 tablets at CVS with the free Optum Perks coupon. Show the free coupon there. It can’t be used with insurance.
Get the free Optum Perks couponA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Desmopressin Acetate, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Question
Brand nameDesmopressin Acetate
Authorized genericdesmopressin
Regular genericdesmopressin
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as the brand?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Desmopressin Acetate’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Desmopressin Acetate’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
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: 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 Desmopressin Acetate 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.
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ApotexTablet 0.1 mg, 0.2 mg
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 -
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
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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
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AvenacySolution 4 mcg/mL
Made by UBI Pharma
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
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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
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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
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Caplin SterilesSolution 4 mcg/mL
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
- Central diabetes insipidus (too much urine and thirst)
- Bleeding in hemophilia A
- Bleeding in von Willebrand disease (type 1)
What the FDA label says
Desmopressin acetate 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
- Desmopressin acetate 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 Desmopressin Acetate (Nordic Pharma, Inc.), October 23, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/desmopressin-acetate/