Rowasa vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic mesalamine

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic mesalamine.Find pharmacies near you
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 Rowasa, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameRowasa

Authorized genericmesalamine

Regular genericmesalamine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Same as Rowasa?

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

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

mesalamine

Sold by

ANI Pharmaceuticals

NDC to ask for

4 g/60 mLenema
- 62559-420-0711-digit: 62559-0420-077 bottles, 60 mL each

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Rowasa, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from ANI Pharmaceuticals (NDC 62559-420-07), 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).

Rowasa doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

Authorized generic package label from ANI Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericANI Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: mesalamine 4 g/60 mL

Inactive:

Carbomer homopolymer type B
Edetate disodium
Petrolatum
Potassium acetate
Potassium metabisulfite
Sodium benzoate
Water
Xanthan gum

Regular genericWho makes it

3 companies sell a generic of Rowasa 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.

ANI PharmaceuticalsSuspension 4 g/60 mL

Made by Novitium Pharma

Product page on anipharmaceuticals.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 g/60 mL Off-white to tan

Package NDC
Carton of 420 mL 70954-301-20

Inactive ingredients: carbomer homopolymer type b (allyl pentaerythritol crosslinked), edetate disodium, potassium acetate, potassium metabisulfite, water, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate
FDA label
Encube EthicalsSuspension 4 g/60 mL

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 g/60 mL

Package NDC
Carton of 420 mL 21922-045-47
Carton of 1680 mL 21922-045-49

Inactive ingredients: carbomer homopolymer type b (allyl sucrose crosslinked), edetate disodium, potassium acetate, potassium metabisulfite, water, sodium benzoate, xanthan gum
FDA label
PadagisEnema 4 g/60 mL · Kit

Product page on padagis.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

4 g/60 mL Off white to tan

Package NDC
Carton of 420 mL 45802-098-51
Carton of 1680 mL 45802-098-28

Package NDC
Carton * 60 ml in 1 bottle * 1 swab in 1 packet of 1 45802-923-41

Package NDC
Kit of 4 45802-929-49

Inactive ingredients: carbomer homopolymer type b (allyl pentaerythritol or allyl sucrose crosslinked), edetate disodium, potassium acetate, potassium metabisulfite, water, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid, levomenol, butylene glycol, butylparaben, caramel, dehydroacetic acid, dexpanthenol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylparaben, dextrose form, isobutylparaben, lactic acid form, methylparaben, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol, propylparaben
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 420 mL	70954-301-20

Package	NDC
Carton of 420 mL	21922-045-47
Carton of 1680 mL	21922-045-49

Package	NDC
Carton of 420 mL	45802-098-51
Carton of 1680 mL	45802-098-28

Package	NDC
Carton * 60 ml in 1 bottle * 1 swab in 1 packet of 1	45802-923-41

Package	NDC
Kit of 4	45802-929-49

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

Ulcerative colitis in the lower colon or rectum

What the FDA label says

ROWASA is an aminosalicylate indicated for treatment of active mild to moderate distal ulcerative colitis, proctosigmoiditis or proctitis in adults.

Source: the FDA label for Rowasa (Viatris Specialty LLC), August 3, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Rowasa (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 change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/rowasa/