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Generic cromolyn

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic cromolyn.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 Gastrocrom, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameGastrocrom
Authorized genericcromolyn
Regular genericcromolyn
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Gastrocrom?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Gastrocrom’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Gastrocrom’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of Gastrocrom was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (cromolyn sodium) is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericWho makes it

3 companies sell a generic of Gastrocrom 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.

  • Micro Labs100 mg/5 mL

    Product page on microlabsusa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    100 mg/5 mL Clear, colorless

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 3840 mL42571-132-52

    Inactive ingredients: water

    FDA label

  • Omnivium Pharmaceuticals100 mg/5 mL

    Made by Ailex Pharmaceuticals

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    100 mg/5 mL White

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 480 mL81665-104-96

    Inactive ingredients: water

    FDA label

  • Rising Pharma Holdings100 mg/5 mL
    Packages and NDCs

    100 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 480 mL16571-600-96

    FDA label

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

GASTROCROM is indicated in the management of patients with mastocytosis. Use of this product has been associated with improvement in diarrhea, flushing, headaches, vomiting, urticaria, abdominal pain, nausea, and itching in some patients.

Source: the FDA label for Gastrocrom (Viatris Specialty LLC), June 26, 2024. Full label on DailyMed