An authorized generic of Miacalcin was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (calcitonin salmon) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic calcitonin salmon
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic calcitonin salmon.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 Miacalcin, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameMiacalcin
Authorized genericcalcitonin salmon
Regular genericcalcitonin salmon
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Miacalcin?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Miacalcin’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Miacalcin’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWho makes it
7 companies sell a generic of Miacalcin 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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ApotexSpray 200 units
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 units
Package NDC Carton of 14 60505-0823-0 Carton of 30 60505-0823-6 Inactive ingredients: benzalkonium chloride, hydrochloric acid, water, sodium chloride
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CiplaSolution 200 units/mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 units/mL
Package NDC Carton of 2 mL 69097-770-32 Inactive ingredients: acetic acid, phenol, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, water
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Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesSolution 200 units/mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 units/mL
Package NDC Carton of 2 mL 43598-051-11 Inactive ingredients: acetic acid, phenol, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, water
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Fresenius KabiSolution 200 units/mL
Product page on fresenius-kabi.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 units/mL
Package NDC Carton of 2 mL 63323-865-02 Inactive ingredients: acetic acid, phenol, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, water
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Hikma PharmaceuticalsSolution 200 units/mL
Made by Custopharm
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 units/mL
Package NDC Carton of 2 mL 24201-400-02 Inactive ingredients: acetic acid, phenol, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, water
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Par HealthSpray 200 units/0.09 mL · Solution 200 units/mL
Made by PH Health
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 units/0.09 mL
Package NDC Bottle of 3.7 mL 49884-161-11 200 units/mL
Package NDC Carton of 2 mL 42023-205-01 Inactive ingredients: hydrochloric acid, nitrogen, sodium chloride, water, acetic acid, phenol, sodium acetate
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Sagent PharmaceuticalsSolution 400 units/2 mL
Product page on sagentpharma.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
400 units/2 mL
Package NDC Carton of 2 mL 25021-473-02 Inactive ingredients: acetic acid, phenol, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, water
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
Miacalcin synthetic injection is a calcitonin, indicated for the following conditions:
- Treatment of symptomatic Paget’s disease of bone when alternative treatments are not suitable
- Treatment of hypercalcemia
- Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis when alternative treatments are not suitable. Fracture reduction efficacy has not been demonstrated
Limitations of Use:
- Due to the possible association between malignancy and calcitonin salmon use, the need for continued therapy should be re-evaluated on a periodic basis
Source: the FDA label for Miacalcin (Mylan Institutional LLC), September 15, 2024. Full label on DailyMed
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/miacalcin/