Elmiron savings card: as little as $25 a fill with commercial insurance

How to pay the least

Cash price

$360+ for 30 capsules

Pharmacies pay about this for Elmiron; you’d pay more.

Ask your pharmacy for Elmiron’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.
Elmiron’s savings card works only with insurance from a job or one you bought.

Free from the maker, if you qualify Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Program. Patients’ income must be equal to or less than 300% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Or call 1-833-742-0791.

See if you qualify

No generic is sold yet.

Compare every option

Brand nameElmiron

Authorized genericpentosan polysulfate

Regular genericpentosan polysulfate

What you’d pay

At least$360for 30 capsules; pharmacies pay this

Not soldThere isn’t one

Not soldNone sold yet

Same as Elmiron?

The original

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Brand nameThe maker’s card

ELMIRON Savings Program

Savings card from Johnson & Johnson

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.

Insurance · as little as $25 a fill

The card takes up to $300 a month off your co-pay.

Or call 1-833-742-0791.

In the maker’s words

“Eligible patients pay as little as $25 per fill.”

From the maker’s offer on jnjwithme.com, checked November 2, 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 Elmiron itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Elmiron is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

See the brand name →

Regular genericNot sold

No generic is sold yet. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

See the brand name →

What it’s used for

Bladder pain from interstitial cystitis

What the FDA label says

ELMIRON ®(pentosan polysulfate sodium) is indicated for the relief of bladder pain or discomfort associated with interstitial cystitis.

Source: the FDA label for Elmiron (Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), September 18, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to your pharmacy.
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/elmiron/