Lipofen vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

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

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

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you.

Compare every option

Brand nameLipofen

Authorized genericfenofibrate

Regular genericfenofibrate

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Lipofen

Other forms onlyAsk your doctor

Same as Lipofen?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

fenofibrate

Sold by

ANI PharmaceuticalsThe company behind Lipofen

Your strength

NDC to ask for

50 mgcapsule
- 62559-460-9011-digit: 62559-0460-9090 capsules per bottle
150 mgcapsule
- 62559-461-9011-digit: 62559-0461-9090 capsules per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Lipofen, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from ANI Pharmaceuticals?”

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).

50 mg capsule

Same active and inactive ingredients as Lipofen.

Authorized generic package label from ANI Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericANI Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: fenofibrate 50 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

D&C Yellow No. 10
FD&C Blue No. 1
FD&C Blue No. 2
FD&C Red No. 40
Ferrosoferric oxide
Gelatin
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Lauroyl PEG-32 glycerides
Polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol 8000
Propylene glycol
Shellac
Sodium starch glycolate type A
Titanium dioxide

150 mg capsule

Same active and inactive ingredients as Lipofen.

See the ingredients

Active: fenofibrate 150 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

D&C Yellow No. 10
FD&C Blue No. 1
Ferrosoferric oxide
Gelatin
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Lauroyl PEG-32 glycerides
Polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol 8000
Propylene glycol
Shellac
Sodium starch glycolate type A
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericNot sold

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Lipofen.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

LIPOFEN is a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha agonist indicated as an adjunct to diet:

to reduce triglyceride (TG) levels in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia (TG greater than or equal to 500 mg/dL).
to reduce elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adults with primary hyperlipidemia when use of recommended LDL-C lowering therapy is not possible

Limitations of Use:

Markedly elevated levels of serum TG (e.g., >2,000 mg/dL) may increase the risk of developing pancreatitis. The effect of fenofibrate therapy on reducing this risk has not been determined.
Fenofibrate did not reduce coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality in two large, randomized controlled trials of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Source: the FDA label for Lipofen (ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), May 12, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Lipofen (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 change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/lipofen/