Seasonale vs. its authorized generic and generics

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol.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 Seasonale, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Brand nameSeasonale

Authorized genericlevonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol

Regular genericlevonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than Seasonale

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Seasonale?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Seasonale itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol

Sold by

Teva PharmaceuticalsThe company behind SeasonaleSold under the name Jolessa

NDC to ask for

0.15 mg / 0.03 mgkit
- 0555-9123-6611-digit: 00555-9123-663 blister packs

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Seasonale, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Teva Pharmaceuticals (NDC 0555-9123-66), 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).

Seasonale itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized generic package label from Teva Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericTeva Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: levonorgestrel 0.15 mg · ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg

Inactive:

Anhydrous lactose
FD&C Blue No. 1
FD&C Red No. 40
Hypromellose 2208
Hypromellose 2910
Hypromellose 2910
Magnesium stearate
Microcrystalline cellulose
Polyethylene glycol 400
Polysorbate 80
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericWho makes it

4 companies sell a generic of Seasonale 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.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

Has lactose · Has dyes: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6

Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

Package NDC
Carton of 3 68462-672-95

Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, anhydrous lactose, talc, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, triacetin, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6, D&C Yellow No. 10, polacrilin potassium
FDA label
Lupin Pharmaceuticals

Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

Package NDC
Carton of 3 68180-843-13
Carton of 3 68180-843-73

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, cellulose, microcrystalline, croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 400, povidone, titanium dioxide, lactose monohydrate
NorthStar Rx

Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Sold as Setlakin · Made by Novast Laboratories

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

Package NDC
Carton of 3 16714-366-03

Inactive ingredients: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, talc, polyethylene glycol 3350, lecithin, soybean, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Yellow No. 6, lactose, magnesium stearate, starch, pregelatinized corn, cellulose, microcrystalline, polydextrose, hypromelloses, tricetin, polyethylene glycol 8000
FDA label
Xiromed

Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1 · Sold as Introvale

Product page on xiromed.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

Package NDC
Carton of 1 70700-117-87

Package NDC
Carton of 3 70700-208-88

Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, povidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, talc, ferric oxide yellow, ferric oxide red, ferrosoferric oxide, anhydrous lactose, lactose monohydrate, polacrilin potassium, FD&C Blue No. 1
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 3	68462-672-95

Package	NDC
Carton of 3	68180-843-13
Carton of 3	68180-843-73

Package	NDC
Carton of 3	16714-366-03

Package	NDC
Carton of 1	70700-117-87

Package	NDC
Carton of 3	70700-208-88

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

Preventing pregnancy (birth control)

What the FDA label says

Introvale is a combination of levonorgestrel, a progestin, and ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen, indicated for use by females of reproductive potential to prevent pregnancy.

Source: the FDA label for Introvale (Xiromed LLC), October 15, 2024. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Seasonale (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/seasonale/