How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic methadone
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic methadone.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 Methadose, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Details for each option
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Methadose’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Methadose’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Methadose 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.
Regular genericWho makes it
4 companies sell a generic of Methadose 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.
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Hikma Pharmaceuticals10 mg/mL
Has dyes: D&C Red No. 33, FD&C Red No. 40
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg/mL
Package NDC Bottle of 1000 mL 0054-0391-68 10 mg/mL
Package NDC Bottle of 1000 mL 0054-0392-68 10 mg/mL
Package NDC Carton of 30 mL 0054-3553-44 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, water, sodium benzoate, D&C Red No. 33, FD&C Red No. 40, glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, sucrose, cherry, saccharin sodium
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Lannett10 mg/mL
Sold as Methadone Hydrocloride dye-free, sugar-free, unflavored
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg/mL
Package NDC Carton of 30 mL 0527-1927-36 Bottle of 1000 mL 0527-1927-39 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, water, sodium benzoate
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SpecGx10 mg/mL
Has dyes: D&C Red No. 33, FD&C Red No. 40
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg/mL Red
Package NDC Carton of 30 mL 0406-4123-03 Bottle of 1000 mL 0406-4123-10 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, D&C Red No. 33, FD&C Red No. 40, glycerin, propylene glycol, water, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sorbitol solution, sodium citrate form, sucrose
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VistaPharm10 mg/mL
Has dyes: D&C Red No. 33, FD&C Red No. 40
Product page on vistapharm.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg/mL Red
Package NDC Bottle of 1000 mL 66689-694-79 Bottle of 4000 mL 66689-694-88 10 mg/mL
Package NDC Bottle of 1000 mL 66689-695-79 Inactive ingredients: sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, poloxamer 188, glycerin, propylene glycol, sucrose, water, FD&C Red No. 40, D&C Red No. 33, anhydrous citric acid, sodium benzoate
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 Methadose, 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
METHADOSE is an opioid agonist indicated for the:
- Detoxification treatment of opioid addiction (heroin or other morphine-like drugs).
- Maintenance treatment of opioid addiction (heroin or other morphine-like drugs), in conjunction with appropriate social and medical services.
Limitations of Use
- Methadone products used for the treatment of opioid addiction in detoxification or maintenance programs are subject to the conditions for distribution and use required under 21 CFR, Title 42, Sec. 8.
Source: the FDA label for Methadose (SpecGx LLC), April 27, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Methadose. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Methadose’s maker.
- Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/methadose/