Indocin

Generic name: indomethacin

Used for: Osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis) · Rheumatoid arthritis · Gout attacks · Painful shoulder (bursitis or tendinitis) · Ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine) · 4 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic indomethacin

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

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

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameIndocin
Authorized genericindomethacin
Regular genericindomethacin
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Indocin?
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 Indocin’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Indocin’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Indocin 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 genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of Indocin 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.

It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.

  • ANI Pharmaceuticals25 mg/5 mL

    Made by Novitium Pharma

    Product page on anipharmaceuticals.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    25 mg/5 mL Off-white

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 237 mL70954-637-10

    Inactive ingredients: sorbic acid, sorbitol, alcohol, dimethicone, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, water

    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 Indocin, 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

INDOCIN is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for:

  • Moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis including acute flares of chronic disease
  • Moderate to severe ankylosing spondylitis
  • Moderate to severe osteoarthritis
  • Acute painful shoulder (bursitis and/or tendinitis)
  • Acute gouty arthritis

Source: the FDA label for Indocin (Zyla Life Sciences US LLC), December 16, 2024. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/indocin/