How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Cash price

$200+ for 30 tablets

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

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

No generic is sold yet.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameLithostat
Authorized genericacetohydroxamic acid
Regular genericacetohydroxamic acid
What you’d pay
At least$200for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone sold yet
Same as Lithostat?
The original
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Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericNot sold

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

Regular genericNot sold

No generic is sold yet. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Lithostat’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Acetohydroxamic acid is indicated as adjunctive therapy in patients with chronic urea-splitting urinary infection. AHA is intended to decrease urinary ammonia and alkalinity, but it should not be used in lieu of curative surgical treatment (for patients with stones) or antimicrobial treatment. Long-term treatment with AHA may be warranted to maintain urease inhibition as long as urea-splitting infection is present. Experience with AHA does not go beyond 7 years. A patient package insert should be distributed to each patient who receives AHA.

Source: the FDA label for Lithostat (Mission Pharmacal Company), January 8, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

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