Ravicti

Generic name: glycerol phenylbutyrate

Used for: Urea cycle disorders (UCDs)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic glycerol phenylbutyrate

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

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

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Question
Brand nameRavicti
Authorized genericglycerol phenylbutyrate
Regular genericglycerol phenylbutyrate
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Ravicti?
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 Ravicti’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Ravicti’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Ravicti 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 genericMakers and their savings cards

3 companies sell a generic of Ravicti that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. One of them has its own savings card, listed first. It works only with that maker’s version. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.

  • Teva Pharmaceuticals1.1 g/mL

    Teva Glycerol Phenylbutyrate Oral Liquid savings card

    With commercial insurance as little as $0

    Print the card (PDF)

    Or call 1-844-248-7949. See the offer on tevausa.com

    In the maker’s words

    “Commercially insured patients may pay as little as $0 out of pocket for Teva's Glycerol Phenylbutyrate Oral Liquid.”

    Packages and NDCs

    1.1 g/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 25 mL0480-3777-58

    FDA label

  • Aurobindo Pharma1.1 g/mL
    Packages and NDCs

    1.1 g/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 25 mL59651-988-25

    FDA label

  • Novadoz Pharmaceuticals1.1 g/mL

    Made by MSN Laboratories

    Product page on novadozpharma.com

    Packages and NDCs

    1.1 g/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 25 mL72205-331-57
    Carton of 100 mL72205-331-58

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Ravicti, 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

RAVICTI is a nitrogen-binding agent indicated for chronic management of patients with urea cycle disorders (UCDs) who cannot be managed by dietary protein restriction and/or amino acid supplementation alone. RAVICTI must be used with dietary protein restriction and, in some cases, dietary supplements.

Limitations of Use:

  • RAVICTI is not indicated for treatment of acute hyperammonemia in patients with UCDs.
  • Safety and efficacy for treatment of N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) deficiency has not been established.

Source: the FDA label for Ravicti (Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.), October 29, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/ravicti/