Medrol vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

From

$14.83 for 30 tablets

Generic methylprednisolone with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

Get the free Team Cuban Card. It costs nothing to sign up.See the price and get the card
At a pharmacy that takes it, show the card and ask for generic methylprednisolone.Find a pharmacy that takes it

By mail, if you can wait a few days From $13.63 for 30 tablets delivered ($8.38 plus $5.25 shipping) from Cost Plus Drugs. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.

Open Cost Plus Drugs

Has to be Medrol? TrumpRx.gov lists it for $24.60 for 30 tablets without insurance. Get the free coupon on TrumpRx’s page and show it at the pharmacy.

See it on TrumpRx.gov

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

Compare every option

Brand nameMedrol

Authorized genericmethylprednisolone

Regular genericmethylprednisolone

What you’d pay

From$24.60for 30 tablets at TrumpRx.gov

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually less than Medrol

From$13.63for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as Medrol?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price

TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Medrol at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.

TrumpRx.gov $24.60for 30 tablets2 mgGet the free coupon on TrumpRx’s page and show it at the pharmacy.

From TrumpRx.gov, read October 28, 2026. Its page opens on this price; other strengths and amounts are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

methylprednisolone

Sold by

Mylan Pharmaceuticals

Your strength

NDC to ask for

4 mgtablet
- 59762-4440-211-digit: 59762-4440-0221 tablets per dose pack
- 59762-4440-311-digit: 59762-4440-03100 tablets per bottle
8 mgtablet
- 59762-0049-111-digit: 59762-0049-0125 tablets per bottle
16 mgtablet
- 59762-0050-111-digit: 59762-0050-0150 tablets per bottle
32 mgtablet
- 59762-0051-111-digit: 59762-0051-0125 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Medrol, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mylan Pharmaceuticals, 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).

8 mg tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Medrol.

Authorized generic package label from Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericMylan Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: methylprednisolone 8 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Calcium stearate
Lactose
Corn starch
Sucrose

16 mg tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Medrol.

See the ingredients

Active: methylprednisolone 16 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Calcium stearate
Lactose
Mineral oil
Corn starch
Sucrose

32 mg tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Medrol.

See the ingredients

Active: methylprednisolone 32 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Calcium stearate
Lactose
Mineral oil
Corn starch
Sucrose

4 mg tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Medrol.

See the ingredients

Active: methylprednisolone 4 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Calcium stearate
Lactose
Corn starch
Sucrose

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $8.38for 30 tablets4 mg $8.38 · 8 mg $21.22 · 16 mg $29.84 · 32 mg $48.11Plus $5.25 shipping
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $12.61for 30 tablets4 mg: $12.61 for 30 tablets8 mg: $18.80 for 30 tablets32 mg: $42.20 for 30 tablets16 mg: $8.60 for 10 tabletsPrime 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: Team Cuban Card $14.83for 30 tablets4 mgFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it

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 Medrol 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.

BluePoint Laboratories4 mg

Has lactose · Made by Zydus Lifesciences

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, oval, 8 mm, marked “916”

Package NDC

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, starch, corn
FDA label
Epic Pharma4 mg

Has lactose · Made by Tianjin Tianyao Pharmaceuticals

Product page on epic-pharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mg White, oval, 8 mm, marked “MP”

Package NDC
Carton of 21 42806-400-21
Bottle of 100 42806-400-01

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose
FDA label
Par Health4 mg

Made by PH Health

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mg White, oval, 8 mm, marked “42 / 16 / V / 4”

Package NDC
Carton of 21 0603-4593-15
Bottle of 100 0603-4593-21

Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, sodium starch glycolate type a potato
Zydus Lifesciences4 mg, 8 mg, 16 mg, 32 mg

Has lactose

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, oval, 8 mm, marked “916”

Package NDC
Carton of 21 68382-916-34
Bottle of 100 68382-916-01
Bottle of 500 68382-916-05

8 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, oval, 10 mm, marked “917”

Package NDC
Bottle of 25 68382-917-11
Bottle of 100 68382-917-01
Carton of 100 68382-917-77
Bottle of 500 68382-917-05

16 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, oval, 10 mm, marked “918”

Package NDC
Bottle of 50 68382-918-18
Bottle of 100 68382-918-01
Carton of 100 68382-918-77
Bottle of 500 68382-918-05

32 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, oval, 14 mm, marked “919”

Package NDC
Bottle of 25 68382-919-11
Bottle of 100 68382-919-01
Carton of 100 68382-919-77
Bottle of 500 68382-919-05

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, starch, corn
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 21	42806-400-21
Bottle of 100	42806-400-01

Package	NDC
Carton of 21	0603-4593-15
Bottle of 100	0603-4593-21

Package	NDC
Carton of 21	68382-916-34
Bottle of 100	68382-916-01
Bottle of 500	68382-916-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 25	68382-917-11
Bottle of 100	68382-917-01
Carton of 100	68382-917-77
Bottle of 500	68382-917-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 50	68382-918-18
Bottle of 100	68382-918-01
Carton of 100	68382-918-77
Bottle of 500	68382-918-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 25	68382-919-11
Bottle of 100	68382-919-01
Carton of 100	68382-919-77
Bottle of 500	68382-919-05

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

MEDROL Tablets are indicated in the following conditions:

1. Endocrine Disorders

Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy mineralocorticoid supplementation is of particular importance).

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Nonsuppurative thyroiditis

Hypercalcemia associated with cancer

2. Rheumatic Disorders

As adjunctive therapy for short-term administration (to tide the patient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in:

Rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases may require low-dose maintenance therapy)

Ankylosing spondylitis

Acute and subacute bursitis

Synovitis of osteoarthritis

Acute nonspecific tenosynovitis

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis

Psoriatic arthritis

Epicondylitis

Acute gouty arthritis

3. Collagen Diseases

During an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of:

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic dermatomyositis (polymyositis)

Acute rheumatic carditis

4. Dermatologic Diseases

Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis

Severe erythema multiforme

(Stevens-Johnson syndrome)

Severe seborrheic dermatitis

Exfoliative dermatitis

Mycosis fungoides

Pemphigus

Severe psoriasis

5. Allergic States

Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment:

Seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis

Drug hypersensitivity reactions

Serum sickness

Contact dermatitis

Bronchial asthma

Atopic dermatitis

6. Ophthalmic Diseases

Severe acute and chronic allergic and inflammatory processes involving the eye and its adnexa such as:

Allergic corneal marginal ulcers

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus

Anterior segment inflammation

Diffuse posterior uveitis and choroiditis

Sympathetic ophthalmia

Keratitis

Optic neuritis

Allergic conjunctivitis

Chorioretinitis

Iritis and iridocyclitis

7. Respiratory Diseases

Symptomatic sarcoidosis

Berylliosis

Loeffler's syndrome not manageable by other means

Fulminating or disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy

Aspiration pneumonitis

8. Hematologic Disorders

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults

Secondary thrombocytopenia in adults

Acquired (autoimmune) hemolytic anemia

Erythroblastopenia (RBC anemia)

Congenital (erythroid) hypoplastic anemia

9. Neoplastic Diseases

For palliative management of:

Leukemias and lymphomas in adults

Acute leukemia of childhood

10. Edematous States

To induce a diuresis or remission of proteinuria in the nephrotic syndrome, without uremia, of the idiopathic type or that due to lupus erythematosus.

11. Gastrointestinal Diseases

To tide the patient over a critical period of the disease in:

Ulcerative colitis

Regional enteritis

12. Nervous System

Acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis

13. Miscellaneous

Tuberculous meningitis with subarachnoid block or impending block when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy.

Trichinosis with neurologic or myocardial involvement.

Source: the FDA label for Medrol (Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC), November 14, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Medrol (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/medrol/