Imitrex vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

From

$14.94 for 30 tablets delivered ($9.69 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic sumatriptan from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
Order generic sumatriptan. It comes by mail.

Need it today? From $17.04 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.

See the price and get the card

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

Compare every option

Brand nameImitrex

Authorized genericsumatriptan

Regular genericsumatriptan

What you’d pay

At least$2,170for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this

Not in this formIt isn’t sold as this pill.

From$14.94for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as Imitrex?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

sumatriptan

Sold by

Prasco LaboratoriesMade by GlaxoSmithKline, the company behind Imitrex

Your strength

NDC to ask for

5 mg/100 µLspray
- 66993-081-6911-digit: 66993-0081-696 containers, 100 µL each
20 mg/100 µLspray
- 66993-082-6911-digit: 66993-0082-696 containers, 100 µL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Imitrex, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Prasco Laboratories, 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).

5 mg/100 µL spray

Imitrex doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

Authorized generic package label from Prasco Laboratories — Authorized genericPrasco Laboratories

See the ingredients

Active: sumatriptan 5 mg/100 µL

Inactive:

Monobasic potassium phosphate
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous
Sulfuric acid
Water

20 mg/100 µL spray

Imitrex doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

See the ingredients

Active: sumatriptan 20 mg/100 µL

Inactive:

Monobasic potassium phosphate
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous
Sulfuric acid
Water

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $9.69for 30 tablets25 mg $9.69 · 50 mg $10.28 · 100 mg $12.97Plus $5.25 shipping
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $17.04for 30 tablets25 mg $17.04 · 50 mg $19.11 · 100 mg $20.21Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $5.65for 5 tablets25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mgPrime 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 $14.99for 9 tablets100 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $14.99for 9 tablets100 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
Delivered: Optum Perks $19.71for 9 tablets100 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $24.17for 9 tablets100 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Hy-Vee $25for 9 tablets50 mgIowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, WisconsinFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $51.59for 9 tablets100 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Delivered: Nurx as little as $15a monthOnline clinic: a visit, then mailed if it’s right for you · plus a $15–$80 visit fee, by condition
Delivered: Nurx as little as $300a monthOnline clinic: a visit, then mailed if it’s right for you · plus a $15–$80 visit fee, by condition
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

18 companies sell a generic of Imitrex 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.

Alembic PharmaceuticalsInjection 6 mg/0.5 mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 0.5 mL 62332-657-05
Carton of 1 mL 62332-657-01

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
Armas PharmaceuticalsSolution 6 mg/0.5 mL

Made by Caplin Steriles

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL Clear, colorless to pale yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL 72485-518-05

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
Aurobindo PharmaTablet 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg

Product page on aurobindousa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

25 mg White to off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “C / 32”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 65862-146-36
Bottle of 36 65862-146-59

50 mg White to off-white, capsule, 11 mm, marked “C / 33”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 65862-147-36
Bottle of 36 65862-147-59

100 mg White to off-white, capsule, 12 mm, marked “C / 34”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 65862-148-36
Bottle of 36 65862-148-59

Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, sodium bicarbonate
FDA label
BionpharmaTablet 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg

Made by Orbion Pharmaceuticals

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

25 mg Yellow, triangle, 7 mm, marked “S / 102”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 69452-344-72

50 mg Pink, triangle, 8 mm, marked “S / 103”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 69452-345-72

100 mg White to off white, triangle, 10 mm, marked “S / 104”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 69452-346-72

Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, sodium bicarbonate, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 6000, ferric oxide yellow, polysorbate 80, polyethylene glycol 400, ferric oxide red, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s)
FDA label
Caplin SterilesSolution 6 mg/0.5 mL

Product page on caplin-us.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL Clear, colorless to pale yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL 65145-118-05

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
CiplaSpray 20 mg

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

20 mg

Package NDC
Box of 6 69097-644-48

Inactive ingredients: potassium phosphate, monobasic, sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, water
FDA label
Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesInjection 6 mg/0.5 mL · Tablet 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg

Has lactose

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 1 mL 43598-768-23

25 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “RDY / 291”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 55111-291-09
Carton of 27 55111-291-98
Bottle of 30 55111-291-30
Bottle of 36 55111-291-36
Bottle of 90 55111-291-90
Bottle of 100 55111-291-01
Bottle of 500 55111-291-05

50 mg White, round, 10 mm, marked “RDY / 292”

Package NDC
Carton of 27 55111-292-98
Bottle of 30 55111-292-30
Bottle of 36 55111-292-36
Carton of 81 55111-292-09
Bottle of 90 55111-292-90
Bottle of 100 55111-292-01
Bottle of 500 55111-292-05

100 mg White, capsule, 19 mm, marked “RDY / 293”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 55111-293-09
Carton of 27 55111-293-98
Bottle of 30 55111-293-30
Bottle of 36 55111-293-36
Bottle of 90 55111-293-90
Bottle of 100 55111-293-01
Bottle of 500 55111-293-05

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, croscarmellose sodium, anhydrous lactose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, mannitol, cellulose, microcrystalline, talc, triacetin, titanium dioxide
FDA label
EugiaSolution 6 mg/0.5 mL

Product page on eugiaus.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL 55150-173-01

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL 55150-173-05

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
Fresenius KabiInjection 6 mg/0.5 mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 0.5 mL 63323-273-01

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
Hikma PharmaceuticalsInjection 6 mg/0.5 mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL 0143-9638-05
Carton of 12.5 mL 0143-9638-25

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
LannettSpray 5 mg/0.1 mL, 20 mg/0.1 mL

Product page on lannett.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

5 mg/0.1 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 0.6000000000000001 mL 0527-1818-43

20 mg/0.1 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 0.6000000000000001 mL 0527-1859-43

Inactive ingredients: water, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium phosphate, monobasic, sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous
FDA label
Mylan PharmaceuticalsTablet 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg

Has lactose

Product page on viatris.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

25 mg White, round, 6 mm, marked “M / S4”

Package NDC
Bottle of 9 0378-5630-59

50 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “M / S7”

Package NDC
Bottle of 9 0378-5631-59

100 mg White, round, 10 mm, marked “M / S12”

Package NDC
Bottle of 9 0378-5632-59

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, triacetin
FDA label
NorthStar RxInjection 6 mg/0.5 mL · Tablet 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg

Made by Aurobindo Pharma and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Product page on northstarrxllc.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 1 mL 72603-141-02

25 mg White to off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “C / 32”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 16714-796-01

50 mg White to off-white, capsule, 11 mm, marked “C / 33”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 16714-797-01

100 mg White to off-white, capsule, 12 mm, marked “C / 34”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 16714-798-01

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, croscarmellose sodium, calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, sodium bicarbonate
FDA label
PadagisSpray 5 mg, 20 mg

Product page on padagis.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

5 mg

Package NDC
Carton of 6 45802-619-06

20 mg

Package NDC
Carton of 6 45802-598-06

Inactive ingredients: monobasic potassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, benzalkonium chloride, edetate disodium, water
FDA label
Rising Pharma HoldingsTablet 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg

Made by VKT Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

25 mg White to off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “V / 22”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 64980-660-91
Carton of 27 64980-660-27
Bottle of 36 64980-660-36

50 mg White to off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “V / 23”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 64980-661-91
Carton of 27 64980-661-27
Bottle of 36 64980-661-36

100 mg Pink, round, 10 mm, marked “V / 24”

Package NDC
Carton of 9 64980-662-91
Carton of 27 64980-662-27
Bottle of 36 64980-662-36

Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium bicarbonate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, triacetin, ferric oxide red
FDA label
Strides Pharma ScienceSolution 6 mg/0.5 mL

Made by Onesource Specialty Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL A clear colorless to pale yellow

Package NDC
Carton of 0.5 mL 64380-740-01
Carton of 1 mL 64380-740-02

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesInjection 6 mg/0.5 mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL Clear, colorless to pale yellow

Package NDC
Package of 0.5 mL 47335-276-40
Package of 1 mL 47335-276-41

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label
Xellia PharmaceuticalsInjection 6 mg/0.5 mL

Made by Caplin Steriles

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

6 mg/0.5 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL 70594-068-02

Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 0.5 mL	62332-657-05
Carton of 1 mL	62332-657-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL	72485-518-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	65862-146-36
Bottle of 36	65862-146-59

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	65862-147-36
Bottle of 36	65862-147-59

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	65862-148-36
Bottle of 36	65862-148-59

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	69452-344-72

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	69452-345-72

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	69452-346-72

Package	NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL	65145-118-05

Package	NDC
Box of 6	69097-644-48

Package	NDC
Carton of 1 mL	43598-768-23

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	55111-291-09
Carton of 27	55111-291-98
Bottle of 30	55111-291-30
Bottle of 36	55111-291-36
Bottle of 90	55111-291-90
Bottle of 100	55111-291-01
Bottle of 500	55111-291-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 27	55111-292-98
Bottle of 30	55111-292-30
Bottle of 36	55111-292-36
Carton of 81	55111-292-09
Bottle of 90	55111-292-90
Bottle of 100	55111-292-01
Bottle of 500	55111-292-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	55111-293-09
Carton of 27	55111-293-98
Bottle of 30	55111-293-30
Bottle of 36	55111-293-36
Bottle of 90	55111-293-90
Bottle of 100	55111-293-01
Bottle of 500	55111-293-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL	55150-173-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL	55150-173-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 0.5 mL	63323-273-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL	0143-9638-05
Carton of 12.5 mL	0143-9638-25

Package	NDC
Carton of 0.6000000000000001 mL	0527-1818-43

Package	NDC
Carton of 0.6000000000000001 mL	0527-1859-43

Package	NDC
Bottle of 9	0378-5630-59

Package	NDC
Bottle of 9	0378-5631-59

Package	NDC
Bottle of 9	0378-5632-59

Package	NDC
Carton of 1 mL	72603-141-02

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	16714-796-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	16714-797-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	16714-798-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 6	45802-619-06

Package	NDC
Carton of 6	45802-598-06

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	64980-660-91
Carton of 27	64980-660-27
Bottle of 36	64980-660-36

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	64980-661-91
Carton of 27	64980-661-27
Bottle of 36	64980-661-36

Package	NDC
Carton of 9	64980-662-91
Carton of 27	64980-662-27
Bottle of 36	64980-662-36

Package	NDC
Carton of 0.5 mL	64380-740-01
Carton of 1 mL	64380-740-02

Package	NDC
Package of 0.5 mL	47335-276-40
Package of 1 mL	47335-276-41

Package	NDC
Carton of 2.5 mL	70594-068-02

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

IMITREX injection is a serotonin (5-HT1B/1D) receptor agonist (triptan) indicated for:

Acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
Acute treatment of cluster headache in adults.

Limitations of Use

Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine or cluster headache has been established.
Not indicated for the prophylactic therapy of migraine or cluster headache attacks.

Source: the FDA label for Imitrex (GlaxoSmithKline LLC), December 9, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Imitrex (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/imitrex/