Mavenclad

Generic name: cladribine

Used for: Relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic cladribine

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic cladribine.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. 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 Mavenclad, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameMavenclad
Authorized genericcladribine
Regular genericcladribine
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Mavenclad?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

MS LifeLines Co-Pay Assistance Program

Savings card from EMD Serono

Mavenclad’s maker has a savings program. Check its page for today’s terms.

Sign up on mavenclad.com 

Or call 1-877-447-3243.

From the maker’s site, checked October 26, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Mavenclad itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Mavenclad 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.

It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.

  • Apotex10 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    10 mg White to off-white, round, 4 mm, marked “10”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 460505-4791-4
    Carton of 560505-4791-5
    Carton of 660505-4791-6
    Carton of 760505-4791-7
    Carton of 860505-4791-8
    Carton of 960505-4791-9
    Carton of 1060505-4791-1

    Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, sorbitol, hydroxypropyl betadex

    FDA label

  • Sandoz10 mg

    Made by Hopewell Pharma Ventures

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    10 mg White, round, 4 mm, marked “X10”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 40781-8201-94
    Carton of 50781-8201-51
    Carton of 60781-8201-68
    Carton of 70781-8201-71
    Carton of 80781-8201-85
    Carton of 90781-8201-37
    Carton of 100781-8201-80

    Inactive ingredients: sorbitol, magnesium stearate, hydroxypropyl betadex

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Mavenclad, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

MAVENCLAD is a purine antimetabolite indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include relapsing-remitting disease and active secondary progressive disease, in adults. Because of its safety profile, use of MAVENCLAD is generally recommended for patients who have had an inadequate response to, or are unable to tolerate, an alternate drug indicated for the treatment of MS.

Limitations of Use

MAVENCLAD is not recommended for use in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) because of its safety profile.

Source: the FDA label for Mavenclad (EMD Serono, Inc.), May 27, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked October 26, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/mavenclad/