Nexiclon XR vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Lowest posted price

as little as $5 a month

Nexiclon XR from Athena Bioscience (marketed with Rosemont Pharmaceuticals), without insurance.

Ask about the authorized generic Nexiclon XR itself, without the brand name. Ask your pharmacy for its price; its NDC is on this page.

See its NDC

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you.

Compare every option

Brand nameNexiclon XR

Authorized genericclonidine

Regular genericclonidine

What you’d pay

As little as$5a month with the maker’s card

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Nexiclon XR

Other forms onlyAsk your doctor

Same as Nexiclon XR?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameThe maker’s card

Nexiclon XR’s maker has a savings card that lowers what you pay at the pharmacy.

NEXICLON XR Patient Savings Card

Savings card from Athena Bioscience (marketed with Rosemont Pharmaceuticals)

No insurance · as little as $5 a month

Insurance · as little as $5 a month

The card takes up to $200 a month off your co-pay.

In the maker’s words

“Pay as little as $5 for 30 days…”

From the maker’s offer on nexiclon.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

clonidine

Sold by (either works)

Palmetto Pharmaceuticals
TruPharma

NDC to ask for

0.17 mgextended-release tabletPalmetto Pharmaceuticals
- 68134-603-3011-digit: 68134-0603-3030 tablets per bottle
0.17 mgextended-release tabletTruPharma
- 52817-375-3011-digit: 52817-0375-3030 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Nexiclon XR, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized 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).

0.17 mg extended-release tablet · Palmetto Pharmaceuticals

Same active and inactive ingredients as Nexiclon XR.

Nexiclon XR package label — BrandNexiclon XR

Authorized generic package label from Palmetto Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericPalmetto Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: clonidine 0.17 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Microcrystalline cellulose
Crospovidone
Hypromellose
Lactose monohydrate
Magnesium stearate
Polyethylene glycol 1000
Povidone
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
Sodium silicate
Titanium dioxide
Triacetin
Vinyl acetate

0.17 mg extended-release tablet · TruPharma

Same active and inactive ingredients as Nexiclon XR.

Authorized generic package label from TruPharma — Authorized genericTruPharma

See the ingredients

Active: clonidine 0.17 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Microcrystalline cellulose
Crospovidone
Hypromellose
Lactose monohydrate
Magnesium stearate
Polyethylene glycol 1000
Povidone
Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
Sodium silicate
Titanium dioxide
Triacetin
Vinyl acetate

Regular genericNot sold

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Nexiclon XR.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

High blood pressure

What the FDA label says

NEXICLON XR is a central alpha-adrenergic agonist indicated for:

Treatment of hypertension

Source: the FDA label for Nexiclon XR (Rosemont Pharmaceuticals LLC), April 15, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Nexiclon XR (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/nexiclon-xr/