Rectiv

Generic name: nitroglycerin

Used for: Pain from a chronic anal fissure (tear)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic nitroglycerin

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

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

Compare every option

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

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Rectiv 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

5 companies sell a generic of Rectiv 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.

  • Cosette Pharmaceuticals0.4%

    Product page on cosettepharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.4%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 30 g0713-0564-31

    Inactive ingredients: propylene glycol, lanolin, sorbitan sesquioleate, paraffin, petrolatum

    FDA label

  • Encube Ethicals0.4%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.4%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 30 g21922-048-05

    Inactive ingredients: propylene glycol, lanolin, sorbitan sesquioleate, paraffin, white petrolatum

    FDA label

  • Padagis0.4%

    Product page on padagis.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.4%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 30 g45802-932-94

    Inactive ingredients: propylene glycol, lanolin, sorbitan sesquioleate, paraffin, petrolatum

    FDA label

  • Solaris Pharma0.4%

    Made by Amvika Pharma

    Product page on solaris-pharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.4%

    PackageNDC
    Tube of 30 g73473-500-30

    Inactive ingredients: sorbitan, lanolin, petrolatum, paraffin, propylene glycol

    FDA label

  • TruPharma0.4%

    Made by TP Anda Holdings

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.4%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 30 g52817-835-30

    Inactive ingredients: propylene glycol, lanolin, sorbitan sesquioleate, paraffin, petrolatum

    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 Rectiv, 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

RECTIV is a nitrate vasodilator indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe pain associated with chronic anal fissure.

Source: the FDA label for Rectiv (Allergan, Inc.), September 8, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

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