Scenesse

Generic name: afamelanotide

Used for: Preventing pain from light in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Scenesse

We didn’t find one.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for Scenesse’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.

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Question
Brand nameScenesse
Authorized genericafamelanotide
Regular genericafamelanotide
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone found
Same as Scenesse?
The original
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Brand nameNo maker’s card

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

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Scenesse itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Scenesse is the only choice; ask the pharmacy for its cash price, or your plan what it charges.

Regular genericNot sold

We didn’t find one. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, ask the pharmacy for Scenesse’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

SCENESSE is a melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1-R) agonist indicated to increase pain free light exposure in adult patients with a history of phototoxic reactions from erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)

Source: the FDA label for Scenesse (CLINUVEL INC.), May 11, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

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