Isentress savings card from the maker

Strength How many

How to pay the least

Cash price

$1,030+ for 30 tablets

Pharmacies pay about this for Isentress; you’d pay more.

Ask your pharmacy for Isentress’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.

Free from the maker, if you qualify Merck Patient Assistance Program. You may qualify for the program if you have a household income of $63,840 or less for individuals, $86,560 or less for couples, or $132,000 or less for a family of 4. Or call 800-727-5400.

See if you qualify

The FDA has approved a generic, but it isn’t in pharmacies yet.

Compare every option

Brand nameIsentress

Authorized genericraltegravir

Regular genericraltegravir

What you’d pay

At least$1,030for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this

Not soldThere isn’t one

Not soldNot in stores yet

Same as Isentress?

The original

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Brand nameThe maker’s card

ISENTRESS Savings Coupon

Savings card from Merck

Isentress’s maker has a savings program. Check its page for today’s terms.

From the maker’s site, checked October 26, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Isentress itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Isentress is the only choice; ask the pharmacy for its cash price, or your plan what it charges.

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Regular genericNot sold

The FDA has approved a generic, but it isn’t in pharmacies yet. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Isentress’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

See the brand name →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Adult Patients:

ISENTRESS and ISENTRESS HD are human immunodeficiency virus integrase strand transfer inhibitors (HIV-1 INSTI) indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adult patients.

Pediatric Patients:

ISENTRESS is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in pediatric patients weighing at least 2 kg.

ISENTRESS HD is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in pediatric patients weighing at least 40 kg.

Source: the FDA label for Isentress (Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC), October 18, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to your pharmacy.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

Prices checked October 26, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/isentress/