Lysteda vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Lowest price

$20.60 for 30 tablets delivered ($15.35 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic tranexamic acid 650 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 tranexamic acid 650 mg. It comes by mail.

Need it today? $29.67 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 card

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Lysteda, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameLysteda

Authorized generictranexamic acid

Regular generictranexamic acid

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Cash price$20.60for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as Lysteda?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Lysteda itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

tranexamic acid

Sold by

Nordic PharmaThe company behind Lysteda

NDC to ask for

650 mgtablet
- 69918-301-3011-digit: 69918-0301-3030 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Lysteda, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Nordic Pharma (NDC 69918-301-30), and for a regular generic?”

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).

Lysteda itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized generic package label from Nordic Pharma — Authorized genericNordic Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: tranexamic acid 650 mg

Inactive:

Hypromellose
Magnesium stearate
Microcrystalline cellulose
Povidone
Silicon dioxide
Corn starch
Stearic acid

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic tranexamic acid, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $15.35for 30 tablets650 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card $29.67for 30 tablets650 mgFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $36.41for 30 tablets650 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $38.91for 30 tablets650 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $6.85for 5 tablets650 mgPrime 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: Costco $43.99for 30 tablets650 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $43.99for 30 tablets650 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
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

6 companies sell a generic of Lysteda 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.

Actavis Pharma650 mg

Has lactose

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

650 mg Off-white, oval, 19 mm, marked “WPI / 3720”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 0591-3720-30

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, copovidone k25-31, crospovidone, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate - butyl methacrylate - methyl methacrylate copolymer, glyceryl dibehenate, lactose monohydrate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, polyethylene glycol 400, polyethylene glycol 8000, talc, triethyl citrate
FDA label
Advagen Pharma650 mg

Made by Rubicon Research

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

650 mg White to off white, oval, 17 mm, marked “A64 / UpArrowhead”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72888-178-30
Bottle of 100 72888-178-01
Bottle of 500 72888-178-05

Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, ethylcellulose, starch, corn, povidone, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate
FDA label
ANI Pharmaceuticals650 mg

Product page on anipharmaceuticals.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

650 mg White to off-white, oval, 17 mm, marked “AMG229”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 62559-265-30

Inactive ingredients: hypromellose 2208 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), povidone k30, silicon dioxide, stearic acid, microcrystalline cellulose 101, magnesium stearate
FDA label
Aurobindo Pharma650 mg

Product page on aurobindousa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

650 mg White to off-white, oval, 17 mm, marked “TA / 650”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 59651-839-30

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, hypromellose 2208 (3 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone k30, starch, corn, stearic acid
FDA label
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories650 mg

Made by Appco Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

650 mg White to off white, oval, 17 mm, marked “A194”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 75907-309-30

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone, starch, corn, stearic acid, talc, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s)
FDA label
NorthStar Rx650 mg

Made by Aurobindo Pharma

Product page on northstarrxllc.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

650 mg White to off-white, oval, 17 mm, marked “TA / 650”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72603-818-01

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, hypromellose 2208 (3 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone k30, starch, corn, stearic acid
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	0591-3720-30

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72888-178-30
Bottle of 100	72888-178-01
Bottle of 500	72888-178-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	62559-265-30

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	59651-839-30

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	75907-309-30

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72603-818-01

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

Heavy menstrual periods

What the FDA label says

Tranexamic acid USP tablets is an antifibrinolytic indicated for the treatment of cyclic heavy menstrual bleeding in females of reproductive potential.

Source: the FDA label for Tranexamic Acid (Nordic Pharma, Inc.), September 29, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Lysteda (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 checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/lysteda/