Halcion vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic triazolam

Only Amazon Pharmacy posts a price for triazolam, 30 tablets, and it’s for members.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic triazolam.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.

With a membership From $27.50 for 30 tablets from Amazon Pharmacy, by mail ($139 a year).

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A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Halcion, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Brand nameHalcion

Authorized generictriazolam

Regular generictriazolam

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Cash priceMembers only$27.50 for 30 tablets at Amazon Pharmacy

Same as Halcion?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Halcion itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

triazolam

Sold by

Mylan Pharmaceuticals

Your strength

NDC to ask for

0.125 mgtablet
- 59762-3717-911-digit: 59762-3717-09100 tablets per bottle
0.25 mgtablet
- 59762-3718-311-digit: 59762-3718-03500 tablets per bottle
- 59762-3718-911-digit: 59762-3718-09100 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Halcion, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mylan Pharmaceuticals, 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).

0.125 mg tablet

Halcion itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized generic package label from Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericMylan Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: triazolam 0.125 mg

Inactive:

Docusate sodium
Lactose
Magnesium stearate
Powdered cellulose
Silicon dioxide
Sodium benzoate
Corn starch

0.25 mg tablet

Halcion itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

See the ingredients

Active: triazolam 0.25 mg

Inactive:

Docusate sodium
FD&C Blue No. 2
Lactose
Magnesium stearate
Powdered cellulose
Silicon dioxide
Sodium benzoate
Corn starch

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic triazolam, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $27.50for 30 tablets0.125 mg $27.50 · 0.25 mg $28.70Prime 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: Costco $95.79for 30 tablets0.25 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store

From each pharmacy’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.

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Halcion 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.

Ingenus PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths

Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.125 mg White to off-white, oval, 8 mm, marked “ING645”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 50742-645-01

0.25 mg Blue, oval, 8 mm, marked “ING646”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 50742-646-01
Bottle of 500 50742-646-05

Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, docusate sodium/sodium benzoate, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, FD&C Blue No. 1
FDA label
Zydus LifesciencesAll 2 strengths

Has lactose · Has dyes: D&C Red No. 27, FD&C Blue No. 1

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

0.125 mg Off-white, oval, 8 mm, marked “1521”

Package NDC
Bottle of 10 70710-1521-8
Bottle of 100 70710-1521-1
Bottle of 500 70710-1521-5

0.25 mg Light-grayish blue, oval, 8 mm, marked “12 / 89”

Package NDC
Bottle of 10 70710-1289-8
Bottle of 100 70710-1289-1
Bottle of 500 70710-1289-5

Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, silicon dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, starch, corn, D&C Red No. 27, FD&C Blue No. 1
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	50742-645-01

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	50742-646-01
Bottle of 500	50742-646-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 10	70710-1521-8
Bottle of 100	70710-1521-1
Bottle of 500	70710-1521-5

Package	NDC
Bottle of 10	70710-1289-8
Bottle of 100	70710-1289-1
Bottle of 500	70710-1289-5

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

Short-term treatment of insomnia (trouble sleeping)

What the FDA label says

Triazolam is a benzodiazepine indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia (generally 7 to 10 days) in adults.

Source: the FDA label for Triazolam (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.), July 10, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Halcion (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/halcion/