Marinol vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic dronabinol

No pharmacy we check posts a price for dronabinol, 30 capsules.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic dronabinol.Find pharmacies near you
Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameMarinol

Authorized genericdronabinol

Regular genericdronabinol

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowestPharmacies’ price lists

Same as Marinol?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

dronabinol

Sold by

Ascend LaboratoriesMade by Patheon Softgels, which also makes Marinol

Your strength

NDC to ask for

2.5 mgcapsule
- 67877-753-6011-digit: 67877-0753-6060 capsules per bottle
5 mgcapsule
- 67877-754-6011-digit: 67877-0754-6060 capsules per bottle
10 mgcapsule
- 67877-755-6011-digit: 67877-0755-6060 capsules per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Marinol, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Ascend Laboratories, 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).

2.5 mg capsule

Same active and inactive ingredients as Marinol.

Authorized generic package label from Ascend Laboratories — Authorized genericAscend Laboratories

See the ingredients

Active: dronabinol 2.5 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Gelatin
Glycerin
Sesame oil
Titanium dioxide

5 mg capsule

Same active and inactive ingredients as Marinol.

See the ingredients

Active: dronabinol 5 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Ferric oxide red
Ferrosoferric oxide
Gelatin
Glycerin
Sesame oil
Titanium dioxide

10 mg capsule

Same active and inactive ingredients as Marinol.

See the ingredients

Active: dronabinol 10 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Ferric oxide red
Ferric oxide yellow
Gelatin
Glycerin
Sesame oil
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic dronabinol, lowest first.

Pick up in store

Pick up in store: Costco $73.99for 60 capsules2.5 mgMembers only · $65 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

One company sells a generic of Marinol 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.

Camber PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths

Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Ascent Pharmaceuticals

Product page on camberpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2.5 mg Brown to dark brown, round, 7 mm, marked “A”

Package NDC
Bottle of 60 31722-960-60

5 mg White to off white, round, 7 mm, marked “A”

Package NDC
Bottle of 60 31722-961-60

10 mg Pink, round, 7 mm, marked “A”

Package NDC
Bottle of 60 31722-962-60

Inactive ingredients: gelatin, glycerin, titanium dioxide, butylated hydroxytoluene, isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, hypromelloses, medium-chain triglycerides, lecithin, soybean, sesame oil, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 1, ferrosoferric oxide
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 60	31722-960-60

Package	NDC
Bottle of 60	31722-961-60

Package	NDC
Bottle of 60	31722-962-60

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

MARINOL is a cannabinoid indicated in adults for the treatment of:

Anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS.
Nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional antiemetic treatments.

Source: the FDA label for Marinol (ThePharmaNetwork, LLC), February 14, 2023. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Marinol (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/marinol/