Orapred ODT vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

Orapred ODT itself, without the brand name. It usually costs less than Orapred ODT.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of Orapred ODT’s authorized generic. Its NDC is on this page; the pharmacy may need to order it.See its NDC
Ask for Orapred ODT’s cash price too, and pick the lower one.

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 nameOrapred ODT

Authorized genericprednisolone

Regular genericprednisolone

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Orapred ODT

Other forms onlyAsk your doctor

Same as Orapred ODT?

The original

Same medicine

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Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Orapred ODT’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Orapred ODT’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

prednisolone

Sold by

Ingenus Pharmaceuticals

Your strength

NDC to ask for

10 mgorally disintegrating tablet
- 50742-383-1211-digit: 50742-0383-122 blister packs of 6 tablets
15 mgorally disintegrating tablet
- 50742-384-1211-digit: 50742-0384-122 blister packs of 6 tablets
30 mgorally disintegrating tablet
- 50742-385-1211-digit: 50742-0385-122 blister packs of 6 tablets

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Orapred ODT, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Ingenus Pharmaceuticals?”

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).

10 mg orally disintegrating tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Orapred ODT.

Orapred ODT package label — BrandOrapred ODT

Authorized generic package label from Ingenus Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericIngenus Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: prednisolone sodium phosphate 10 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Microcrystalline cellulose
Citric acid
Crospovidone
Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate - butyl methacrylate - methyl methacrylate copolymer
Hypromellose 2910
Magnesium stearate
Mannitol
Silicon dioxide
Sodium bicarbonate
Sucralose
Sucrose

15 mg orally disintegrating tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Orapred ODT.

See the ingredients

Active: prednisolone sodium phosphate 15 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Microcrystalline cellulose
Citric acid
Crospovidone
Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate - butyl methacrylate - methyl methacrylate copolymer
Hypromellose 2910
Magnesium stearate
Mannitol
Silicon dioxide
Sodium bicarbonate
Sucralose
Sucrose

30 mg orally disintegrating tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Orapred ODT.

See the ingredients

Active: prednisolone sodium phosphate 30 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Microcrystalline cellulose
Citric acid
Crospovidone
Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate - butyl methacrylate - methyl methacrylate copolymer
Hypromellose 2910
Magnesium stearate
Mannitol
Silicon dioxide
Sodium bicarbonate
Sucralose
Sucrose

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 Orapred ODT.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

Allergic, skin, joint, lung, bowel, eye and other conditions
Organ transplants
Hormone (endocrine) conditions
Easing symptoms of certain cancers

What the FDA label says

Orapred ODT is a corticosteroid indicated

as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive agent for certain allergic, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, hematologic, ophthalmologic, nervous system, renal, respiratory, rheumatologic, specific infectious diseases or conditions and organ transplantation
for the treatment of certain endocrine conditions
for palliation of certain neoplastic conditions

Source: the FDA label for Orapred ODT (Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.), June 3, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Orapred ODT (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 change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/orapred-odt/