Parnate vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Lowest price anyone can pay

$22.33 for 30 tablets delivered ($17.08 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic tranylcypromine 10 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail

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Order generic tranylcypromine 10 mg. It comes by mail.

Need it today? $24.77 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 card

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Parnate, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameParnate

Authorized generictranylcypromine

Regular generictranylcypromine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Cash price$22.33for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as Parnate?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

tranylcypromine

Sold by

Actavis Pharma

NDC to ask for

10 mgtablet
- 0591-5590-0111-digit: 00591-5590-01100 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Parnate, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Actavis Pharma (NDC 0591-5590-01), and for a regular 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).

Same active and inactive ingredients as Parnate.

Authorized generic package label from Actavis Pharma — Authorized genericActavis Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: tranylcypromine sulfate 10 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Anhydrous citric acid
Carnauba wax
Microcrystalline cellulose
Croscarmellose sodium
D&C Red No. 7
FD&C Blue No. 2
FD&C Yellow No. 6
Gelatin
Hypromellose 2910
Lactose
Magnesium stearate
Polyethylene glycol 400
Polyethylene glycol 8000
Talc
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic tranylcypromine, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $17.08for 30 tablets10 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $38.28for 60 tablets10 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $22.10for 30 tablets10 mgPrime 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: Team Cuban Card $24.77for 30 tablets10 mgFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $50.18for 60 tablets10 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind 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 Parnate 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.

Novitium Pharma10 mg

Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

10 mg Red-rose, round, 8 mm, marked “N538”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 70954-538-10

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, calcium sulfate dihydrate, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 6000, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide
FDA label
Solco Healthcare10 mg

Has a dye: FD&C Red No. 40 · Made by Crossmedika

Product page on solcohealthcare.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

10 mg Red, round, 8 mm, marked “10”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 43547-655-10

Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, silicon dioxide, magnesium palmitostearate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol 3350, talc, FD&C Red No. 40, titanium dioxide, carminic acid
FDA label
Strides Pharma Science10 mg

Has a dye: FD&C Red No. 40

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

10 mg PINK, round, 9 mm, marked “250 / K”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 64380-176-01

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, FD&C Red No. 40, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, talc
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	70954-538-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	43547-655-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	64380-176-01

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

Depression

What the FDA label says

PARNATE is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adult patients who have not responded adequately to other antidepressants
PARNATE is not indicated for the initial treatment of MDD due to the potential for serious adverse reactions and drug interactions, and the need for dietary restrictions

Source: the FDA label for Parnate (Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.), July 2, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Parnate (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/parnate/