Exjade

Generic name: deferasirox

Used for: Too much iron from blood transfusions · Too much iron in thalassemia that doesn’t need transfusions · 1 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic deferasirox

No pharmacy we check posts a price for deferasirox 500 mg, 30 tablets. Pharmacies pay about $175 for 30 tablets; cash prices are higher. Ask two or three.

  1. Ask your pharmacy: “What’s your cash price for generic deferasirox 500 mg, 30 tablets?”Find pharmacies near you 
  2. 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 Exjade, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameExjade
Authorized genericdeferasirox
Regular genericdeferasirox
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
At least$170for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Same as Exjade?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

Novartis Oncology Universal Co-pay Program

Savings card from Novartis

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $25 a prescription

The card takes up to $15,000 a year off your co-pay.

Sign up on copay.novartisoncology.com 

Or call 1-877-577-7756.

In the maker’s words

“Patients are responsible for up to the first $25 (specific offer varies by brand) and Novartis pays up to $15,000 per calendar year.”

From the maker’s offer on copay.novartisoncology.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 Exjade itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericMakers and their savings programs

6 companies sell a generic of Exjade that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. One of them has its own savings program, listed first. It works only with that maker’s version. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

  • Ascend LaboratoriesAll 3 strengths

    Made by Alkem Laboratories

    Ascend patient co-pay card - Deferasirox Granules

    “Download and claim your Deferasirox Granules CoPay today!” (unknown - card terms could not be read)

    See the program

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg White to off white, round, 12 mm, marked “DS / 125”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3067877-549-30

    250 mg White to off white, round, 15 mm, marked “DS / 250”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3067877-550-30

    500 mg White to off white, round, 20 mm, marked “DS / 500”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3067877-551-30

    Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose 102, crospovidone (120 .mu.m), low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, silicon dioxide, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous, hydrogenated castor oil, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • Alembic PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg White to off white, round, 10 mm, marked “L461”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062332-324-30

    250 mg White to off white, round, 14 mm, marked “L462”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062332-325-30

    500 mg White to off white, round, 18 mm, marked “L463”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062332-326-30

    Inactive ingredients: crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, povidone k30, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • BionpharmaAll 3 strengths
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg Off-white, round, 10 mm, marked “D1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069452-159-13

    250 mg Off-white, round, 12 mm, marked “D2”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069452-160-13

    500 mg Off-white, round, 16 mm, marked “D3”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069452-161-13

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hydroxypropyl cellulose, low substituted, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone k30, sodium lauryl sulfate

    FDA label

  • Novadoz PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths

    Has lactose · Made by MSN Laboratories

    Product page on novadozpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg White to off-white, round, 10 mm, marked “D / 125”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3072205-389-01
    Bottle of 9072205-389-02
    Carton of 10072205-389-05
    Bottle of 100072205-389-03

    250 mg White to off-white, round, 12 mm, marked “D / 250”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3072205-390-01
    Bottle of 9072205-390-02
    Carton of 10072205-390-05
    Bottle of 100072205-390-03

    500 mg White to off-white, round, 16 mm, marked “D / 500”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3072205-391-01
    Bottle of 9072205-391-02
    Carton of 10072205-391-05
    Bottle of 50072205-391-03

    Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, crospovidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, povidone k30, lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesAll 3 strengths

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg OFF-WHITE, round, 12 mm, marked “568”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062756-568-83
    Bottle of 6062756-568-86

    250 mg OFF-WHITE, round, 15 mm, marked “569”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062756-569-83
    Bottle of 6062756-569-86

    500 mg OFF-WHITE, round, 20 mm, marked “570”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3062756-570-83
    Bottle of 6062756-570-86

    Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, crospovidone (120 .mu.m), silicon dioxide, povidone k30, sodium lauryl sulfate, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • Teva PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    125 mg White to off white, round, 12 mm, marked “TEVA / 7011”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 300480-7011-56

    250 mg White to off white, round, 15 mm, marked “TEVA / 7012”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 300480-7012-56

    500 mg White to off white, round, 20 mm, marked “TEVA / 7013”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 300480-7013-56

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, crospovidone, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone k30, sodium lauryl sulfate

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Exjade, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Exjade is an iron chelator indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions in patients 2 years of age and older.

Exjade is indicated for the treatment of chronic iron overload in patients 10 years of age and older with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT) syndromes, and with a liver iron (Fe) concentration (LIC) of at least 5 mg Fe per gram of dry weight and a serum ferritin greater than 300 mcg/L.

Limitations of Use:

The safety and efficacy of Exjade when administered with other iron chelation therapy have not been established.

Source: the FDA label for Exjade (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation), January 28, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/exjade/