Generic name: cabergoline
Used for: High prolactin levels (hyperprolactinemia)
Lowest price
$34.65 for 30 tablets
Generic cabergoline 0.5 mg with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it
By mail $20 for 8 tablets from Rx Outreach, by mail. Ask what 30 tablets cost there.
Open Rx OutreachA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Dostinex, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Details for each option
Dostinex itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.
The same medicine as Dostinex, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.
cabergoline
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
“Before you fill my Dostinex, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mylan Pharmaceuticals (NDC 59762-1005-1), and for a regular generic?”
Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.
Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
Dostinex itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.
Active: cabergoline 0.5 mg
Inactive:
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic cabergoline, lowest first.
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From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.
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.
6 companies sell a generic of Dostinex 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.
0.5 mg White to off-white, oval, 7 mm, marked “C / 5”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 8 | 69238-2693-1 |
Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose
Made by Strides Pharma International
Product page on avetpharma.com
0.5 mg TO OFF WHITE, oval, 7 mm, marked “P / P / 673”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 8 | 23155-823-73 |
Inactive ingredients: citric acid monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose
0.5 mg White, oval, 2 mm, marked “IN / G / 118”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 8 | 50742-118-08 |
Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, anhydrous citric acid
Made by Strides Pharma International
0.5 mg White, oval, 7 mm, marked “P / 673”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 8 | 70512-860-08 |
Inactive ingredients: citric acid monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose
Product page on somersetpharma.com
0.5 mg White, oval, 8 mm, marked “c / 05”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Bottle of 8 | 70069-824-08 |
Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, croscarmellose sodium, anhydrous citric acid, magnesium stearate
Has lactose · Made by Ivax Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Teva Pharmaceuticals
0.5 mg White, oval, 8 mm, marked “0 / 5 / 5420”
| Package | NDC |
|---|---|
| Carton of 8 | 0093-5420-88 |
Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, leucine
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
CABERGOLINE is an ergot derivative indicated for the treatment of hyperprolactinemic disorders, either idiopathic or due to pituitary adenomas in adults. Limitations of Use Avoid use of CABERGOLINE for the inhibition or suppression of postpartum physiologic lactation because of the risk of serious adverse reactions.
Source: the FDA label for Cabergoline (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.), June 30, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/dostinex/