Brand-name prescription

Nuvessa

metronidazole

Compare your options

Compare	NuvessaBrand name	Authorized genericWithout the Nuvessa name	Regular genericmetronidazole
What pharmacies pay	$215per 5 g applicator	Not sold	Other forms only
Same as Nuvessa?	The original	–	–
Ways to save	Maker’s cardas little as $25 a fillwith commercial insurance	–	–
With insurance	Your plan’s brand co-pay	–	–

No authorized generic: There isn’t one.

Regular generic: 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.

Prices are the average U.S. drugstores pay (source: Medicaid, September 23, 2026). What you pay depends on your plan or the pharmacy.

Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

The maker’s savings card

Rx Maker’s savings card Alembic Therapeutics

NUVESSA Patient Savings Card

With commercial insurance

as little as $25 a fill

Paying cash, no insurance

from $55 a fill

Get it on nuvessa.com

In the maker’s words

“PAY AS LITTLE AS $25 ON YOUR PRESCRIPTION…”

“The patient is responsible for the first $25 of their co-pay and cash-paying patients should pay approximately $55.”

From the maker’s offer on nuvessa.com, checked September 25, 2026. What you pay depends on your plan. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Before you use a discount card

Discount cards like GoodRx take money off the pharmacy’s cash price. For a brand-name drug, that price is often still high. With commercial insurance, Nuvessa’s own card may bring it to as little as $25 a fill. Paying cash, the maker’s own price is from $55 a fill.

Look up the discount-card price, then compare it with this estimate. You can use a maker’s card or a discount card, but usually not both on the same fill.

What pharmacies pay

The average U.S. drugstores pay for each strength (source: Medicaid, September 23, 2026). What you pay depends on your plan or the pharmacy.

Strength	Nuvessa
vaginal 1.3% gelper 5 g applicator	$215

Good to know

There’s no authorized generic of Nuvessa.
“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to your pharmacy.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.