How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Kcentra
Kcentra is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.
- Ask your pharmacy for Kcentra’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.
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Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Kcentra’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Kcentra’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Kcentra itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Kcentra is the only choice; ask the pharmacy for its cash price, or your plan what it charges.
Regular genericNot sold
Kcentra is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Kcentra’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.
What it’s used for
- Reversing warfarin for major bleeding or urgent surgery
What the FDA label says
KCENTRA, Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (Human), is a blood coagulation factor replacement product indicated for the urgent reversal of acquired coagulation factor deficiency induced by Vitamin K antagonist (VKA, e.g., warfarin) therapy in adult patients with:
- acute major bleeding or
- need for an urgent surgery/invasive procedure.
Source: the FDA label for Kcentra (CSL Behring GmbH), May 16, 2023. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- We didn’t find a savings card from Kcentra’s maker.
- Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/kcentra/