EpiPen vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic epinephrine

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic epinephrine.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 EpiPen, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameEpiPen

Authorized genericepinephrine

Regular genericepinephrine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacy

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as EpiPen?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

EpiPen’s maker has a savings card that lowers what you pay at the pharmacy.

EPIPEN Savings Card (Viatris Advocate)

Savings card from Viatris

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.

Insurance · up to $300 off a carton

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

Or call 1-800-796-9526.

In the maker’s words

“EPIPEN® (epinephrine injection, USP), Auto-Injector - Out-of-pocket costs may be covered up to a maximum of $300 per EPIPEN 2-PAK® and/or EPIPEN JR 2-PAK® carton, up to a maximum of three (3) EPIPEN 2-PAK and/or EPIPEN JR 2-PAK cartons per prescription fill, 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.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

epinephrine

Sold by

Viatris SpecialtyThe company behind EpiPen

Your strength

NDC to ask for

0.15 mg/0.3 mLinjection
- 49502-101-0211-digit: 49502-0101-022 syringes, 0.3 mL each
0.3 mg/0.3 mLinjection
- 49502-102-0211-digit: 49502-0102-022 syringes, 0.3 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my EpiPen, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Viatris Specialty, 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).

0.15 mg/0.3 mL injection

Same active and inactive ingredients as EpiPen.

Authorized generic package label from Viatris Specialty — Authorized genericViatris Specialty

See the ingredients

Active: epinephrine 0.15 mg/0.3 mL

Inactive, on both labels:

Hydrochloric acid
Sodium chloride
Sodium metabisulfite
Water

0.3 mg/0.3 mL injection

Same active and inactive ingredients as EpiPen.

See the ingredients

Active: epinephrine 0.3 mg/0.3 mL

Inactive, on both labels:

Hydrochloric acid
Sodium chloride
Sodium metabisulfite
Water

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of EpiPen 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.

Teva PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.15 mg/0.3 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 0.6 mL 0093-5985-27

0.3 mg/0.3 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 0.6 mL 0093-5986-27

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, sodium metabisulfite, sodium tartrate dihydrate, hydrochloric acid, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 0.6 mL	0093-5985-27

Package	NDC
Carton of 0.6 mL	0093-5986-27

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

Emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions

What the FDA label says

EpiPen and EpiPen Jr are non-selective alpha and beta-adrenergic receptor agonist indicated in the emergency treatment of allergic reactions (Type I) including anaphylaxis.

Source: the FDA label for EpiPen (Viatris Specialty LLC), February 15, 2023. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from EpiPen (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 checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/epipen/