Provera vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

From

$10 a month, any strength

Generic medroxyprogesterone from Rx Outreach, by mail

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Order generic medroxyprogesterone. It comes by mail.

Need it today? From $16.74 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameProvera

Authorized genericmedroxyprogesterone

Regular genericmedroxyprogesterone

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

From$10for 30 tablets at Rx Outreach

Same as Provera?

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 Provera’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Provera’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

medroxyprogesterone

Sold by

Mylan Pharmaceuticals

Your strength

NDC to ask for

2.5 mgtablet
- 59762-0055-111-digit: 59762-0055-01100 tablets per bottle
- 59762-0055-211-digit: 59762-0055-021000 tablets per bottle
5 mgtablet
- 59762-0058-111-digit: 59762-0058-01100 tablets per bottle
- 59762-0058-211-digit: 59762-0058-021000 tablets per bottle
10 mgtablet
- 59762-0056-111-digit: 59762-0056-01100 tablets per bottle
- 59762-0056-211-digit: 59762-0056-021000 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Provera, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Mylan Pharmaceuticals, 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).

2.5 mg tablet

Same active ingredient. A few inactive ingredients are listed differently (below). Ask your pharmacist if that matters for you, for example with an allergy.

Authorized generic package label from Mylan Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericMylan Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: medroxyprogesterone acetate 2.5 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Calcium stearate
FD&C Yellow No. 6
Lactose
Mineral oil
Corn starch
Sucrose
Talc

Only on Provera’s label: Sorbic acid

10 mg tablet

Same active ingredient. A few inactive ingredients are listed differently (below). Ask your pharmacist if that matters for you, for example with an allergy.

See the ingredients

Active: medroxyprogesterone acetate 10 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Calcium stearate
Lactose
Mineral oil
Corn starch
Sucrose
Talc

Only on Provera’s label: Sorbic acid

5 mg tablet

Same active and inactive ingredients as Provera.

See the ingredients

Active: medroxyprogesterone acetate 5 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

Calcium stearate
FD&C Blue No. 2
Lactose
Mineral oil
Corn starch
Sucrose
Talc

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Pick up in storeDelivered

Pick up in store: Food City $4for 30 tablets10 mg60 tablets: $8 · 90 tablets: $9.99Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, AlabamaFind the nearest store
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $1.40for 10 tablets2.5 mg $2.19 · 5 mg $1.40Prime 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: Marley Drug $37for a 6-month supplyNot every strength is on its list12-month supply: $70Shipping included
Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $7.24for 30 tablets2.5 mg $7.24 · 5 mg $7.52 · 10 mg $7.62Plus $5.25 shipping
Pick up in store: Costco $23.99for 90 tablets2.5 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $23.99for 90 tablets2.5 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
Delivered: Rx Outreach $10a month2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg90-day supply: $20Free delivery
Pick up in store: Hy-Vee $4for 10 tablets5 mg, 10 mg30 tablets: $10Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, WisconsinFind the nearest store
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $4.60for 10 tablets10 mgFree delivery
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card $16.74for 30 tablets10 mgFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
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

One company sells a generic of Provera 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.

Teva PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths

Has lactose · Made by Barr

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2.5 mg White, round, 6 mm, marked “555 / 872 / b”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 0555-0872-02
Bottle of 500 0555-0872-04

5 mg White, round, 6 mm, marked “555 / 873 / b”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 0555-0873-02
Bottle of 500 0555-0873-04

10 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “555 / 779 / b”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 0555-0779-02
Bottle of 500 0555-0779-04

Inactive ingredients: crospovidone, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, methylcellulose (15 cps), starch, corn, sodium lauryl sulfate
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	0555-0872-02
Bottle of 500	0555-0872-04

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	0555-0873-02
Bottle of 500	0555-0873-04

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	0555-0779-02
Bottle of 500	0555-0779-04

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

Abnormal uterine bleeding from a hormone imbalance
Periods that have stopped (secondary amenorrhea)
Preventing overgrowth of the uterus lining

What the FDA label says

PROVERA tablets are indicated for the treatment of secondary amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding due to hormonal imbalance in the absence of organic pathology, such as fibroids or uterine cancer. They are also indicated for use in the prevention of endometrial hyperplasia in nonhysterectomized postmenopausal women who are receiving daily oral conjugated estrogens 0.625 mg tablets.

Source: the FDA label for Provera (Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC), June 29, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Provera (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/provera/