Brand-name prescription

Panhematin

hemin

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Panhematin is given by a doctor or nurse and billed by the clinic, not a pharmacy. Your care team and your insurance decide which product you get, so ask them what you’d pay.

Compare	PanhematinBrand name	Authorized genericWithout the Panhematin name	Regular generichemin
What pharmacies pay	Price not listed	Not sold	Not sold
Same as Panhematin?	The original	–	–
Ways to save	Maker’s card	–	–
With insurance	Your plan’s brand co-pay	–	–

No authorized generic: There isn’t one.

No regular generic: Panhematin is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.

Check the maker’s page for who can use it.

The maker’s savings card

Rx Maker’s savings card Recordati Rare Diseases

RRD PS Copay Assistance Program

Panhematin’s maker has a savings program. Its page doesn’t list a dollar amount.

Get it on panhematin.com

From the maker’s official site, checked September 25, 2026. Check the maker’s page for who can use it.

Good to know

There’s no authorized generic of Panhematin.
“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. Check the maker’s page for who can use it.
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 the clinic’s billing office.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.