An authorized generic of Norpramin was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (desipramine hydrochloride) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
From
$12.20 for 30 tablets delivered ($6.95 plus $5.25 shipping)
Generic desipramine from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
- Order generic desipramine. It comes by mail.
Need it today? From $15.10 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.
See the price and get the cardA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Norpramin, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameNorpramin
Authorized genericdesipramine
Regular genericdesipramine
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as Norpramin?
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 Norpramin’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Norpramin’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic desipramine, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $6.95for 30 tablets10 mg $8.19 · 25 mg $6.95 · 50 mg $10.83 · 75 mg $13.31 · 100 mg $14.83 · 150 mg $20.18Plus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $10.40for 30 tablets10 mg $10.40 · 25 mg $12.20 · 50 mg $23 · 75 mg $29.30 · 100 mg $15.43 · 150 mg $55.10Prime 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: Costco $14.79for 30 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $14.79for 30 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $15.10for 30 tablets10 mg $15.10 · 25 mg $15.60 · 50 mg $17.33 · 75 mg $19.56 · 100 mg $20.84 · 150 mg $26.47Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $16.35for 30 tablets25 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Target (CVS) + Optum Perks $21.59for 30 tablets25 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $22.67for 30 tablets25 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store
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
3 companies sell a generic of Norpramin 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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Actavis PharmaAll 6 strengths
Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg To off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “341”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 45963-341-02 25 mg Light, round, 7 mm, marked “342”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 45963-342-02 50 mg Blue, round, 9 mm, marked “343”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 45963-343-02 75 mg Light, round, 9 mm, marked “344”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 45963-344-02 100 mg Blue, round, 10 mm, marked “345”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 45963-345-02 150 mg To off-white, round, 11 mm, marked “346”
Package NDC Bottle of 50 45963-346-50 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, hypromelloses, magnesium stearate, povidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, FD&C Blue No. 1
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Alembic PharmaceuticalsAll 6 strengths
Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, D&C Yellow No. 10 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Red No. 40
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg Blue, round, 4 mm, marked “L / 01”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-315-30 Bottle of 100 62332-315-31 Bottle of 1000 62332-315-91 25 mg Yellow, round, 6 mm, marked “L / 02”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-316-30 Bottle of 100 62332-316-31 Bottle of 1000 62332-316-91 50 mg Green, round, 7 mm, marked “L / 03”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-317-30 Bottle of 100 62332-317-31 Bottle of 1000 62332-317-91 75 mg Orange, round, 8 mm, marked “566”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-318-30 Bottle of 100 62332-318-31 Bottle of 1000 62332-318-91 100 mg Peach, round, 9 mm, marked “567”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-319-30 Bottle of 100 62332-319-31 Bottle of 1000 62332-319-91 150 mg White, round, 10 mm, marked “568”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62332-320-30 Bottle of 50 62332-320-50 Bottle of 100 62332-320-31 Bottle of 1000 62332-320-91 Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose (90000 wamw), citric acid monohydrate, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 8000, talc, ferric oxide yellow, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 2, D&C Yellow No. 10 aluminum lake, FD&C Red No. 40, polyethylene glycol 6000
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Ingenus PharmaceuticalsAll 6 strengths
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg White, round, 5 mm, marked “ING / 112”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 50742-112-01 25 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “ING / 113”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 50742-113-01 50 mg White, round, 9 mm, marked “ING / 114”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 50742-114-01 75 mg White, round, 9 mm, marked “ING / 115”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 50742-115-01 100 mg White, round, 10 mm, marked “ING / 116”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 50742-116-01 150 mg White, round, 11 mm, marked “ING / 117”
Package NDC Bottle of 50 50742-117-50 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, povidone k30, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, hypromelloses, polyethylene glycol 400
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
NORPRAMIN is indicated for the treatment of depression.
Source: the FDA label for Norpramin (Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC), July 3, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/norpramin/