Brand-name prescription

Paxlovid

nirmatrelvir and ritonavir

Compare your options

Compare	PaxlovidBrand name	Authorized genericWithout the Paxlovid name	Regular genericnirmatrelvir and ritonavir
What pharmacies pay	from$49.24–134per kit	Not sold	Not sold
Same as Paxlovid?	The original	–	–
Ways to save	Maker’s cardas little as $0 a prescriptionwith commercial insurance	–	–
With insurance	Your plan’s brand co-pay	–	–

No authorized generic: There isn’t one.

No regular generic: No generic is sold yet.

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 Pfizer

PAXCESS Co-Pay Savings Program

With commercial insurance

as little as $0 a prescription

No insurance

This card needs commercial insurance. The maker doesn’t list a cash price on this page.

The card pays up to $1,000 a year.

Get it on paxlovid.com

In the maker’s words

“Eligible commercially insured patients may access PAXLOVID for as little as $0, and eligible Medicare, Medicaid, and uninsured patients may access PAXLOVID for free.”

From the maker’s offer on paxlovid.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, Paxlovid’s own card may bring it to as little as $0 a prescription.

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	Paxlovid
300-100 mg dose packper kit	$49.24
300/150-100 mg dose pack (severe renal dose)per kit	$134
150-100 mg dose pack (moderate renal dose)per kit	$73.79

Good to know

There’s no authorized generic of Paxlovid.
“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.