Proglycem

Generic name: diazoxide

Used for: Low blood sugar from too much insulin

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic diazoxide

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic diazoxide.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 Proglycem, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameProglycem
Authorized genericdiazoxide
Regular genericdiazoxide
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Proglycem?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Proglycem itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericWho makes it

2 companies sell a generic of Proglycem 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.

  • e5 Pharma50 mg/mL

    Product page on e5pharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL White to light brown

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 30 mL13517-100-30

    Inactive ingredients: sorbitol, propylene glycol, magnesium aluminum silicate, carboxymethylcellulose sodium form, sodium benzoate, methylparaben, poloxamer 188, propylparaben, alcohol, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, water

    FDA label

  • Par Health50 mg/mL

    Has dyes: FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Novitium Pharma

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 30 mL0254-1010-19

    Inactive ingredients: sorbitol, propylene glycol, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, sodium benzoate, methylparaben, poloxamer 188, propylparaben, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6, water, alcohol, hydrochloric acid, magnesium aluminum silicate

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Proglycem, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

PROGLYCEM is indicated for the management of hypoglycemia due to hyperinsulinism associated with the following conditions:

  • Adults: Inoperable islet cell adenoma or carcinoma, or extrapancreatic malignancy.
  • Infants and children: Leucine sensitivity, islet cell hyperplasia, nesidioblastosis, extrapancreatic malignancy, islet cell adenoma, or adenomatosis. PROGLYCEM may be used preoperatively as a temporary measure, and postoperatively, if hypoglycemia persists.

PROGLYCEM should be used only after a diagnosis of hypoglycemia due to one of the above conditions has been definitely established. When other specific medical therapy or surgical management either has been unsuccessful or is not feasible, treatment with PROGLYCEM should be considered.

Source: the FDA label for Proglycem (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.), October 6, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

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