An authorized generic of Plaquenil was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (hydroxychloroquine sulfate) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Lowest without a membership
$12.22 for 30 tablets delivered ($6.97 plus $5.25 shipping)
Generic hydroxychloroquine 200 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail
- Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
- Order generic hydroxychloroquine 200 mg. It comes by mail.
With a membership $8.90 for 30 tablets from Amazon Pharmacy, by mail ($139 a year).
Open Amazon PharmacyA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Plaquenil, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Question
Brand namePlaquenil
Authorized generichydroxychloroquine
Regular generichydroxychloroquine
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as Plaquenil?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameWith a free discount coupon
Optum Perks, Optum’s free discount coupon, lists these prices for Plaquenil without insurance. Show the coupon from its page at the pharmacy; it can’t be used with insurance.
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy $26.60for 60 tablets200 mg
- Delivered: Optum Perks $27.32for 60 tablets200 mgBy mail from Optum Perks’ own pharmacy, plus shipping
- Pick up in store: Walgreens $55.81for 60 tablets200 mg
From Optum Perks, read November 2, 2026, with no location set. Its page opens on this dose; other doses and pharmacies near you are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic hydroxychloroquine, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Pick up in store: Costco $41.79for 180 tablets200 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $41.79for 180 tablets200 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $6.97for 30 tablets200 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $8.90for 30 tablets200 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
- Delivered: Rx Outreach $16for 30 tablets200 mg90 tablets: $35Free delivery
- Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind 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
10 companies sell a generic of Plaquenil 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.
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Accord Healthcare200 mg
Has lactose
Product page on accordhealthcare.us
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White, double circle, 13 mm, marked “H11”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16729-485-01 Bottle of 500 16729-485-16 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, starch, corn, magnesium stearate, povidone k30, polyethylene glycol 4000, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide
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Amneal Pharmaceuticals200 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White to off-white, capsule, 13 mm, marked “AC54”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 69238-1544-1 Bottle of 500 69238-1544-5 Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfate, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide
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Aurobindo Pharma200 mg
Has lactose
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White, round, 10 mm, marked “C”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 59651-889-01 Bottle of 500 59651-889-05 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (50 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol 8000, povidone k30, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, triacetin
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Chartwell RX200 mg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White to off white, oval, 13 mm, marked “CE / 173”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 62135-752-90 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, crospovidone, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, silodrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, povidone, talc, titanium dioxide
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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories200 mg
Has lactose · Made by Appco Pharma
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White to off-white, oval, 12 mm, marked “AC / 384”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 43598-721-01 Bottle of 500 43598-721-05 Inactive ingredients: crospovidone, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide
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Ipca Laboratories200 mg
Product page on unichemusa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White, capsule, 14 mm, marked “HCQS”
Package NDC Bottle of 10 83980-001-97 Bottle of 100 83980-001-01 Bottle of 500 83980-001-05 Bottle of 1000 83980-001-10 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 3350, polysorbate 80, silicon dioxide, starch, corn, talc, titanium dioxide
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NorthStar Rx200 mg
Made by Zydus Lifesciences
Product page on northstarrxllc.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, capsule, 13 mm, marked “ZC38”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16714-110-01 Bottle of 500 16714-110-02 Inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide, starch, corn
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Rising Pharma Holdings200 mg
Has lactose · Made by Laurus Labs
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White to Off White, capsule, 13 mm, marked “J2”
Package NDC Bottle of 60 16571-112-06 Bottle of 100 16571-112-01 Bottle of 500 16571-112-50 Bottle of 1000 16571-112-10 Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 8000, povidone, lactose monohydrate, starch, corn, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide
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Teva Pharmaceuticals200 mg
Being phased out; sold until November 2026
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg White, oval, 13 mm, marked “TV / 2401”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 0093-2401-01 Inactive ingredients: calcium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (50 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, polydextrose, polyethylene glycol 8000, starch, corn, titanium dioxide, triacetin
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Zydus Lifesciences200 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
200 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, oval, 13 mm, marked “ZC38”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 68382-096-01 Carton of 100 68382-096-77 Bottle of 500 68382-096-05 Inactive ingredients: dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide, starch, corn
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
PLAQUENIL is an antimalarial and antirheumatic indicated for the: • Treatment of uncomplicated malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium vivax in adult and pediatric patients. • Prophylaxis of malaria in geographic areas where chloroquine resistance is not reported in adult and pediatric patients. • Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults. • Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults. • Treatment of chronic discoid lupus erythematosus in adults. Limitations of Use: PLAQUENIL is not recommended for the: • Treatment of complicated malaria. • Treatment of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine-resistant strains of Plasmodium species. • Treatment of malaria acquired in geographic areas where chloroquine resistance occurs or when the Plasmodium species has not been identified. • Prophylaxis of malaria in geographic areas where chloroquine resistance occurs. • Prevention of relapses of P. vivax or P. ovale because it is not active against the hypnozoite liver stage forms of these parasites. For radical cure of P. vivax and P. ovale infections, concomitant therapy with an 8-aminoquinoline drug is necessary.
Source: the FDA label for Plaquenil (Advanz Pharma (US) Corp.), April 9, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/plaquenil/