Emsam savings card: as little as $20 a month with commercial insurance

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Emsam

No generic is sold yet.

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

Free from the maker, if you qualify Viatris Patient Assistance Program. Applicants qualify for the program financial requirements. Or call 888-417-5780 (Group 1) / 888-417-5782 (Group 2).

See if you qualify

Compare every option

Brand nameEmsam

Authorized genericselegiline

Regular genericselegiline

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacy

Not soldThere isn’t one

Not soldNone sold yet

Same as Emsam?

The original

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Brand nameThe maker’s card

EMSAM Savings Offer (Viatris Advocate)

Savings card from Viatris

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.

Insurance · as little as $20 a month

The card takes up to $600 a month off your co-pay.

Or call 1-800-796-9526.

In the maker’s words

“With this Savings Offer, you may pay as little as $20 for each monthly fill of EMSAM® (selegiline transdermal system), while this program remains in effect.”

From the maker’s offer on activatethecard.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 Emsam itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Emsam 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

Depression

What the FDA label says

EMSAM® (selegiline transdermal system) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).

Source: the FDA label for Emsam (Viatris Specialty LLC), May 15, 2020. 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/emsam/