How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Lowest posted price

$299 a month

Emgality from Eli Lilly, without insurance.

  1. Sign up for Emgality Savings Card / LillyDirect self-pay. Or call 1-844-559-3471.Sign up on lilly.com 

Free from the maker, if you qualify Lilly Cares Foundation Patient Assistance Program. Note: These income limits are 300% (Group 1 Medications), 400% (Group 2 Medications), and 500% (Group 3 & 4 Medications) of 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines. Or call 1-800-545-6962.

See if you qualify 

Emgality is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameEmgality
Authorized genericgalcanezumab-gnlm
Regular genericgalcanezumab-gnlm
What you’d pay
Cash price$299a month from the maker
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone sold yet
Same as Emgality?
The original
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

Emgality Savings Card / LillyDirect self-pay

Savings card from Eli Lilly

No insurance $299 a month
Insurance · as little as $35 a month

Sign up on lilly.com 

Or call 1-844-559-3471.

In the maker’s words

“If you are eligible and commercially insured with coverage for Emgality, you could pay as little as $35 a month.”

From the maker’s offer on lilly.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 price above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price

TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Emgality at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.

  • TrumpRx.gov $299Prefilled Pen, 120/1 mg/mLTrumpRx sends you to LillyDirect, Eli Lilly and Company’s own program, to order it.
    TrumpRx’s terms

    “*Eligibility required, terms and conditions apply. Review full terms and conditions.”

From TrumpRx.gov, read October 28, 2026. Its page opens on this price; other strengths and amounts are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Brand nameWith a free discount coupon

Optum Perks, Optum’s free discount coupon, lists these prices for Emgality without insurance. Show the coupon from its page at the pharmacy; it can’t be used with insurance.

From Optum Perks, read November 2, 2026, with no location set. Its page opens on this dose; other doses and pharmacies near you are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Emgality itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Emgality is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

See the brand name →

Regular genericNot sold

Emgality is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold. 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

What the FDA label says

EMGALITY® is a calcitonin-gene related peptide antagonist indicated in adults for the:

  • preventive treatment of migraine.
  • treatment of episodic cluster headache.

Source: the FDA label for Emgality (Eli Lilly and Company), June 5, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

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