Torisel vs. generic temsirolimus: side by side

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic temsirolimus

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic temsirolimus.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 Torisel, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameTorisel

Authorized generictemsirolimus

Regular generictemsirolimus

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Not soldThere isn’t one

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest

Same as Torisel?

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

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Torisel 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

3 companies sell a generic of Torisel 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.

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

Accord Healthcare

Product page on accordhealthcare.us

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

Package NDC
Kit * 1 ml in 1 vial of 1 16729-223-61

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, alcohol, propylene glycol, polysorbate 80, polyethylene glycol 400
FDA label
Almaject

Made by Gland Pharma

Product page on almaject.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

Package NDC
Carton * 1.8 ml in 1 vial of 1 72611-785-02

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, alcohol, propylene glycol, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, polysorbate 80, polyethylene glycol 400
FDA label
Fresenius Kabi

Made by Gland Pharma

Product page on fresenius-kabi.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

Package NDC
Kit * 1 ml in 1 vial of 1 65219-200-05

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, alcohol, propylene glycol, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, polysorbate 80, polyethylene glycol 400
FDA label

Package	NDC
Kit * 1 ml in 1 vial of 1	16729-223-61

Package	NDC
Carton * 1.8 ml in 1 vial of 1	72611-785-02

Package	NDC
Kit * 1 ml in 1 vial of 1	65219-200-05

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 Torisel, 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

Advanced kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma)

What the FDA label says

TORISEL ® is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Source: the FDA label for Torisel (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc.), December 26, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

A regular generic may look different from Torisel. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
We didn’t find a savings card from Torisel’s maker.
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/torisel/