An authorized generic of Lithobid was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (lithium carbonate) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Lowest without a membership
$14.67 for 30 tablets delivered ($9.42 plus $5.25 shipping)
Generic lithium carbonate ER 300 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail
- Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
- Order generic lithium carbonate ER 300 mg. It comes by mail.
Need it today? $17.47 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.
See the price and get the cardFor 3 months at a time $25 for a 90-day supply from Rx Outreach, by mail. Ask your prescriber to write it for 90 days.
Open Rx OutreachWith a membership $3.20 for 30 tablets from Amazon Pharmacy, by mail ($139 a year).
Open Amazon PharmacyA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Lithobid, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameLithobid
Authorized genericlithium carbonate
Regular genericlithium carbonate
What you’d pay
At least$360for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Not soldNo longer sold
Lowest$14.67for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shippingWith a membership: $3.20 at Amazon Pharmacy
Same as Lithobid?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Lithobid’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Lithobid’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic lithium carbonate, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $3.20for 30 tablets300 mg $3.20 · 300 mg $9.50Prime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Pick up in store: Walmart $9for 60 tablets300 mg, 450 mg180 tablets: $24Not in North Dakota; prices may be higher in some states, like California and MinnesotaFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $9.42for 30 tablets300 mg $9.42 · 300 mg $11.31Plus $5.25 shipping
- Pick up in store: Costco $38.79for 90 tablets300 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $38.79for 90 tablets300 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Delivered: Rx Outreach $16a month300 mg90-day supply: $25Free delivery
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $17.47for 30 tablets300 mg $17.47 · 300 mg $18.77Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store
From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.
About these prices
Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.
Regular genericWho makes it
4 companies sell a generic of Lithobid 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.
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Avet Pharmaceuticals300 mg
Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Heritage Pharma Labs
Product page on avetpharma.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
300 mg Beige, round, 10 mm, marked “EP / 148”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 23155-763-01 Bottle of 500 23155-763-05 Inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6, hypromelloses, polydextrose, sodium chloride, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, sorbitol, titanium dioxide, triacetin, povidone, polyethylene glycol
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals300 mg
Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
300 mg Light Pink to Pink, round, 10 mm, marked “223 / Plain”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 68462-223-01 Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, povidone k30, sorbitol, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, calcium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate, hypromellose 2910 (15000 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, ferric oxide red
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Hikma Pharmaceuticals300 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
300 mg Beige, round, 10 mm, marked “54 / 107”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 0054-0021-25 Bottle of 500 0054-0021-29 Inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, povidone, sodium chloride, sodium lauryl sulfate, sorbitol, hypromellose, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol, ferric oxide red, titanium dioxide, triacetin, ferric oxide yellow
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Rising Pharma Holdings300 mg
Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
300 mg Peach-colored, round, 10 mm, marked “P / 300”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 64980-205-03 Bottle of 90 64980-205-09 Bottle of 100 64980-205-01 Bottle of 500 64980-205-05 Inactive ingredients: hypromelloses, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, sodium lauryl sulfate, calcium stearate, titanium dioxide, propylene glycol, carnauba wax, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, povidone, polyethylene glycol
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
LITHOBID® (lithium carbonate) is indicated in the treatment of manic episodes of Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder, Manic (DSM-IV) is equivalent to Manic Depressive illness, Manic, in the older DSM-II terminology. LITHOBID® is also indicated as a maintenance treatment for individuals with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. Maintenance therapy reduces the frequency of manic episodes and diminishes the intensity of those episodes which may occur.
Typical symptoms of mania include pressure of speech, motor hyperactivity, reduced need for sleep, flight of ideas, grandiosity, elation, poor judgment, aggressiveness, and possibly hostility. When given to a patient experiencing a manic episode, lithium may produce a normalization of symptomatology within 1 to 3 weeks.
Source: the FDA label for Lithobid (ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), August 24, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/lithobid/