Minivelle

Generic name: estradiol

Used for: Hot flashes from menopause · Preventing osteoporosis after menopause · 1 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic estradiol

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic estradiol.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 Minivelle, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameMinivelle
Authorized genericestradiol
Regular genericestradiol
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Same as Minivelle?
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 Minivelle’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Minivelle’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

estradiol

Sold by
  • Noven TherapeuticsThe company behind Minivelle
Your strength
NDC to ask for
  • 0.025 mg/dayextended-release film
    • 68968-3425-811-digit: 68968-3425-088 pouches per carton
  • 0.0375 mg/dayextended-release film
    • 68968-3437-811-digit: 68968-3437-088 pouches per carton
  • 0.05 mg/dayextended-release film
    • 68968-3450-811-digit: 68968-3450-088 pouches per carton
  • 0.075 mg/dayextended-release film
    • 68968-3475-811-digit: 68968-3475-088 pouches per carton
  • 0.1 mg/dayextended-release film
    • 68968-3410-811-digit: 68968-3410-088 pouches per carton

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Minivelle, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Noven Therapeutics, 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).

0.1 mg/day extended-release film

Same active and inactive ingredients as Minivelle.

BrandMinivelle
Authorized genericNoven Therapeutics
See the ingredients

Active: estradiol 0.1 mg/day

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Dipropylene glycol
  • Oleyl alcohol
  • Povidone k30

0.025 mg/day extended-release film

Same active and inactive ingredients as Minivelle.

BrandMinivelle
Authorized genericNoven Therapeutics
See the ingredients

Active: estradiol 0.025 mg/day

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Dipropylene glycol
  • Oleyl alcohol
  • Povidone k30

0.0375 mg/day extended-release film

Same active and inactive ingredients as Minivelle.

BrandMinivelle
Authorized genericNoven Therapeutics
See the ingredients

Active: estradiol 0.0375 mg/day

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Dipropylene glycol
  • Oleyl alcohol
  • Povidone k30

0.05 mg/day extended-release film

Same active and inactive ingredients as Minivelle.

BrandMinivelle
Authorized genericNoven Therapeutics
See the ingredients

Active: estradiol 0.05 mg/day

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Dipropylene glycol
  • Oleyl alcohol
  • Povidone k30

0.075 mg/day extended-release film

Same active and inactive ingredients as Minivelle.

BrandMinivelle
Authorized genericNoven Therapeutics
See the ingredients

Active: estradiol 0.075 mg/day

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Dipropylene glycol
  • Oleyl alcohol
  • Povidone k30

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Minivelle 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.

  • Amneal PharmaceuticalsER patch 0.025 mg/day, 0.0375 mg/day, 0.05 mg/day, 0.075 mg/day, 0.1 mg/day

    Sold as Lyllana

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.025 mg/day Round

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 865162-126-08

    0.0375 mg/day Round

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 865162-148-08

    0.05 mg/day Round

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 865162-149-08

    0.075 mg/day Round

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 865162-150-08

    0.1 mg/day Round

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 865162-228-08

    Inactive ingredients: oleyl alcohol, povidone k30, dipropylene glycol, dimethiconol/trimethylsiloxysilicate crosspolymer (40/60 w/w; 1000000 pa.s)

    FDA label

  • Mylan PharmaceuticalsPatch 0.025 mg/day, 0.0375 mg/day, 0.05 mg/day, 0.075 mg/day, 0.1 mg/day

    Product page on viatris.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.025 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-4619-26

    0.0375 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-4620-26

    0.05 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-4621-26

    0.075 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-4622-26

    0.1 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-4623-26

    Inactive ingredients: dipropylene glycol, povidone, oleyl alcohol

    FDA label

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

MINIVELLE® is an estrogen indicated for:

  • Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause
  • Prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis

When prescribing solely for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, first consider the use of non-estrogen medications. Consider estrogen therapy only for women at significant risk of osteoporosis.

Source: the FDA label for Minivelle (Noven Therapeutics, LLC), July 31, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/minivelle/