Kinevac vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

Kinevac itself, without the brand name. It usually costs less than Kinevac.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of Kinevac’s authorized generic. Its NDC is on this page; the pharmacy may need to order it.See its NDC
Ask for Kinevac’s cash price too, and pick the lower one.

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic.

Compare every option

Brand nameKinevac

Authorized genericsincalide

Regular genericsincalide

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Kinevac

Not soldNone is sold.

Same as Kinevac?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

sincalide

Sold by

Fresenius Kabi

NDC to ask for

5 mcg/5 mLinjection (powder to mix)
- 63323-579-0511-digit: 63323-0579-0510 vials, 5 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 9, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Kinevac, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Fresenius Kabi (NDC 63323-579-05)?”

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).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Kinevac.

Authorized generic package label from Fresenius Kabi — Authorized genericFresenius Kabi

See the ingredients

Active: sincalide 5 mcg/5 mL

Inactive, on both labels:

Arginine hydrochloride
Lysine hydrochloride
Mannitol
Methionine
Polysorbate 20
Dibasic potassium phosphate
Sodium metabisulfite

Regular genericNot sold

None is sold. The authorized generic is the only generic. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Kinevac.

See the authorized generic →

Good to know

It may look different from Kinevac (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.