Perforomist

Generic name: formoterol

Used for: COPD (chronic lung disease)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic formoterol

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic formoterol.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

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

Compare every option

Question
Brand namePerforomist
Authorized genericformoterol
Regular genericformoterol
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest
Same as Perforomist?
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 Perforomist’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Perforomist’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

formoterol

Sold by
  • Mylan PharmaceuticalsMade by The Ritedose, which also makes Perforomist
NDC to ask for
  • 20 mcg/2 mLsolution
    • 0378-1631-9111-digit: 00378-1631-9160 vials, 2 mL each
    • 0378-1631-9311-digit: 00378-1631-9330 vials, 2 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Perforomist, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mylan Pharmaceuticals (NDC 0378-1631-91), 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 Perforomist.

BrandPerforomist
Authorized genericMylan Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: formoterol fumarate 20 mcg/2 mL

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Citric acid monohydrate
  • Sodium chloride
  • Trisodium citrate dihydrate
  • Water

Regular genericWho makes it

9 companies sell a generic of Perforomist 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.

  • Alembic Pharmaceuticals20 mcg/2 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL62332-655-30
    Carton of 120 mL62332-655-60

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, trisodium citrate dihydrate, water

    FDA label

  • Devatis20 mcg/2 mL

    Made by Deva Holding

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL73043-051-93
    Carton of 120 mL73043-051-96

    Inactive ingredients: citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium citrate

    FDA label

  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories20 mcg/2 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL43598-778-30
    Carton of 120 mL43598-778-60

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, water, trisodium citrate dihydrate

    FDA label

  • Ingenus Pharmaceuticals0.02 mg/2 mL

    Made by Lexenpharm Suzhou

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.02 mg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL50742-394-30
    Carton of 120 mL50742-394-60

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water, citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate form

    FDA label

  • Lupin Pharmaceuticals20 mcg/2 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL70748-261-30
    Carton of 120 mL70748-261-60

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, trisodium citrate dihydrate, water

    FDA label

  • Micro Labs20 mcg/2 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL42571-463-73
    Carton of 120 mL42571-463-62

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, trisodium citrate dihydrate, water

    FDA label

  • NorthStar Rx20 mcg/2 mL

    Made by Mankind Pharma

    Product page on northstarrxllc.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL72603-620-30
    Carton of 480 mL72603-620-60

    Inactive ingredients: citric acid monohydrate, sodium chloride, trisodium citrate dihydrate, water

    FDA label

  • Ritedose Pharmaceuticals20 mcg/2 mL

    Product page on ritedose.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL76204-030-01
    Carton of 120 mL76204-030-02

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, citric acid monohydrate, trisodium citrate dihydrate, water

    FDA label

  • Teva Pharmaceuticals20 mcg/2 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    20 mcg/2 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 60 mL0093-4061-30
    Carton of 120 mL0093-4061-06

    Inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, water, citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate form

    FDA label

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

What the FDA label says

PERFOROMIST Inhalation Solution is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (beta2-agonist) indicated for:

  • Long-term, twice daily (morning and evening) administration in the maintenance treatment of bronchoconstriction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Important limitations of use:

  • PERFOROMIST Inhalation Solution is not indicated to treat acute deteriorations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  • PERFOROMIST Inhalation Solution is not indicated to treat asthma.

Source: the FDA label for Perforomist (Viatris Specialty LLC), May 31, 2019. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/perforomist/