Diastat AcuDial vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic diazepam

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic diazepam.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 Diastat AcuDial, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Brand nameDiastat AcuDial

Authorized genericdiazepam

Regular genericdiazepam

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Diastat AcuDial

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Diastat AcuDial?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Diastat AcuDial itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

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Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

diazepam

Sold by

Oceanside PharmaceuticalsPart of Bausch Health, the company behind Diastat AcuDial

Your strength

NDC to ask for

2.5 mg/0.5 mLgel
- 68682-650-2011-digit: 68682-0650-202 syringes, 0.5 mL each
10 mg/2 mLgel
- 68682-652-2011-digit: 68682-0652-202 syringes, 2 mL each
20 mg/4 mLgel
- 68682-655-2011-digit: 68682-0655-202 syringes, 4 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Diastat AcuDial, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals, 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).

2.5 mg/0.5 mL gel

Diastat AcuDial itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized generic package label from Oceanside Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericOceanside Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: diazepam 2.5 mg/0.5 mL

Inactive:

Alcohol
Benzoic acid
Benzyl alcohol
Hypromellose
Propylene glycol
Sodium benzoate
Water

10 mg/2 mL gel

Diastat AcuDial itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

See the ingredients

Active: diazepam 10 mg/2 mL

Inactive:

Alcohol
Benzoic acid
Benzyl alcohol
Hypromellose
Propylene glycol
Sodium benzoate
Water

20 mg/4 mL gel

Diastat AcuDial itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

See the ingredients

Active: diazepam 20 mg/4 mL

Inactive:

Alcohol
Benzoic acid
Benzyl alcohol
Hypromellose
Propylene glycol
Sodium benzoate
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Diastat AcuDial 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.

Lupin Pharmaceuticals10 mg/2 g, 20 mg/4 g

Made by Novel Laboratories

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

10 mg/2 g

Package NDC

20 mg/4 g

Package NDC

Inactive ingredients: propylene glycol, benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid, povidone, sodium benzoate, water, polyethylene glycol 400
FDA label
Zydus LifesciencesAll 3 strengths

Made by Navinta

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2.5 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Package of 1 mL 70710-2078-2

10 mg/2 mL

Package NDC
Package of 4 mL 70710-2079-2

20 mg/4 mL

Package NDC
Package of 8 mL 70710-2080-2

Inactive ingredients: benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, dehydrated alcohol, hypromellose 2910 (50 mpa.s), propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Package of 1 mL	70710-2078-2

Package	NDC
Package of 4 mL	70710-2079-2

Package	NDC
Package of 8 mL	70710-2080-2

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

Seizure clusters (bursts of repeated seizures)

What the FDA label says

Diazepam rectal gel is intended for the acute treatment of intermittent, stereotypic episodes of frequent seizure activity (i.e., seizure clusters, acute repetitive seizures) that are distinct from a patient’s usual seizure pattern in patients with epilepsy 2 years of age and older.

Source: the FDA label for Diazepam (Oceanside Pharmaceuticals), January 4, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Diastat AcuDial (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 change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/diastat-acudial/