An authorized generic of Famvir was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (famciclovir) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
From
$18.74 for 30 tablets
Generic famciclovir with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Get the free Team Cuban Card. It costs nothing to sign up.See the price and get the card
- At a pharmacy that takes it, show the card and ask for generic famciclovir.Find a pharmacy that takes it
By mail, if you can wait a few days From $15.70 for 30 tablets delivered ($10.45 plus $5.25 shipping) from Cost Plus Drugs. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.
Open Cost Plus DrugsA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Famvir, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameFamvir
Authorized genericfamciclovir
Regular genericfamciclovir
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as Famvir?
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNot sold
Famvir itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic famciclovir, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $10.45for 30 tablets125 mg $10.45 · 250 mg $12.79 · 500 mg $19.32Plus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $4.74for 10 tablets250 mg: $4.74 for 10 tablets500 mg: $9.82 for 10 tablets125 mg: $2.87 for 5 tabletsPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $18.74for 30 tablets125 mg $18.74 · 250 mg $21.55 · 500 mg $29.27Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Delivered: Rx Outreach from $20for 30 tablets250 mg $20 · 500 mg $30Free delivery
- Pick up in store: Costco $50.33for 60 tablets500 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $50.33for 60 tablets500 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $31.51for 21 tablets500 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $59.67for 21 tablets500 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Lemonaid $29per one-time doseOnline clinic: a visit, then mailed if it’s right for you · plus a $25 visit fee
- Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store
From each pharmacy’s and clinic’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.
About these prices
Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less. Most online clinics don’t take insurance.
Regular genericWho makes it
5 companies sell a generic of Famvir 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.
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Aurobindo Pharma125 mg, 250 mg, 500 mg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
125 mg White to Pale Yellow, round, 8 mm, marked “X / 48”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 65862-465-30 Carton of 50 65862-465-50 Bottle of 1000 65862-465-99 250 mg White to Pale Yellow, round, 10 mm, marked “X / 49”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 65862-466-30 Carton of 50 65862-466-50 Bottle of 1000 65862-466-99 500 mg White to Pale Yellow, oval, 18 mm, marked “X / 34”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 65862-467-30 Carton of 50 65862-467-50 Bottle of 500 65862-467-05 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 400, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, titanium dioxide
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Camber Pharmaceuticals125 mg, 250 mg, 500 mg
Has lactose · Made by Hetero Labs
Product page on camberpharma.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
125 mg Off white, round, 7 mm, marked “50 / I”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 31722-706-30 Bottle of 60 31722-706-60 Bottle of 100 31722-706-01 Bottle of 500 31722-706-05 Bottle of 1000 31722-706-10 250 mg Off white, round, 10 mm, marked “49 / I”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 31722-707-30 Bottle of 60 31722-707-60 Bottle of 100 31722-707-01 Bottle of 500 31722-707-05 Bottle of 1000 31722-707-10 500 mg Off white, oval, 18 mm, marked “48 / I”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 31722-708-30 Bottle of 60 31722-708-60 Bottle of 100 31722-708-01 Bottle of 500 31722-708-05 Bottle of 1000 31722-708-10 Inactive ingredients: hydroxypropyl cellulose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, hypromelloses, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, titanium dioxide
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Macleods Pharmaceuticals125 mg, 250 mg, 500 mg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
125 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “ML67”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-024-07 250 mg White, round, 10 mm, marked “ML70”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-025-07 500 mg White, oval, 18 mm, marked “ML72”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-026-07 Inactive ingredients: sodium starch glycolate type a potato, hydroxypropyl cellulose, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 400, titanium dioxide, lactose
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Rising Pharma Holdings125 mg, 250 mg, 500 mg
Has lactose · Made by Aurobindo Pharma
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
125 mg White to Pale Yellow, round, 8 mm, marked “X / 48”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 64980-349-03 250 mg White to Pale Yellow, round, 10 mm, marked “X / 49”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 64980-350-03 500 mg White to Pale Yellow, oval, 18 mm, marked “X / 34”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 64980-351-03 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 400, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, titanium dioxide
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Teva Pharmaceuticals125 mg, 250 mg, 500 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
125 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “8117 / 93”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0093-8117-56 250 mg White, round, 10 mm, marked “8118 / 93”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0093-8118-56 500 mg White, oval, 18 mm, marked “8119 / 93”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0093-8119-56 Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, low substituted, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (50 mpa.s), polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, silicon dioxide, cellulose, microcrystalline, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, sodium stearyl fumarate, titanium dioxide, triacetin
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
What the FDA label says
Famciclovir tablet, a prodrug of penciclovir, is a deoxynucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for: Immunocompetent Adult Patients • Herpes labialis (cold sores) o Treatment of recurrent episodes • Genital herpes o Treatment of recurrent episodes o Suppressive therapy of recurrent episodes • Herpes zoster (shingles) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Adult Patients • Treatment of recurrent episodes of orolabial or genital herpes Limitation of Use The efficacy and safety of famciclovir tablets have not been established for: • Patients with first episode of genital herpes • Patients with ophthalmic zoster • Immunocompromised patients other than for the treatment of recurrent episodes of orolabial or genital herpes in HIV-infected patients • Black and African American patients with recurrent genital herpes
Source: the FDA label for Famciclovir (Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), January 9, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/famvir/