Truvada

Generic name: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil

Used for: HIV · Lowering the risk of getting HIV (PrEP) · 1 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

From

$20 for 30 tablets

Generic emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil from Rx Outreach, by mail. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

  1. Make a free account on rxoutreach.org. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Rx Outreach can transfer it.Open Rx Outreach 
  2. Order generic emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil. It comes by mail.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Truvada, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameTruvada
Authorized genericemtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil
Regular genericemtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil
What you’d pay
At least$1,780for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Not soldThere isn’t one
From$20for 30 tablets at Rx Outreach
Same as Truvada?
The original
–
Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

Gilead Advancing Access Co-pay Savings Program

Savings card from Gilead Sciences

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $0 a month

Sign up on gilead.com 

Or call 1-866-664-5327.

In the maker’s words

“Eligible patients could pay as little as $0 per month.”

From the maker’s offer on gilead.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Maker’s card or discount card?

A discount card like GoodRx lowers the pharmacy’s cash price, but for a brand-name drug that price often stays high. Compare it with the maker’s card above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Truvada 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 genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil, lowest first.

Delivered

From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.

About these prices

Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.

Regular genericMakers and their savings cards

8 companies sell a generic of Truvada that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. One of them has its own savings card, listed first. It works only with that maker’s version. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

  • Amneal PharmaceuticalsAll 4 strengths

    Amneal Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tablets Copay Card

    For emtricitabine/tenofovir DF tablets 100/150 mg, 133/200 mg, 167/250 mg only

    With commercial insurance as little as $0 a month

    Sign up on amneal.com

    In the maker’s words

    “Eligible, commercially insured patients may receive their Amneal Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tablets monthly prescription for $0.”

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    100 mg / 150 mg White to off-white, oval, 14 mm, marked “AC51”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069238-2092-3

    133 mg / 200 mg White to off-white, capsule, 16 mm, marked “AC52”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069238-2093-3

    167 mg / 250 mg White to off-white, capsule, 18 mm, marked “AC53”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069238-2094-3

    200 mg / 300 mg White to off-white, capsule, 19 mm, marked “AC24”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3069238-2095-3

    Inactive ingredients: calcium stearate, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, titanium dioxide, triacetin

    FDA label

  • Aurobindo PharmaAll 4 strengths

    Has lactose

    Product page on aurobindousa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    100 mg / 150 mg White to off-white, oval, 14 mm, marked “E / 60”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3059651-165-30

    133 mg / 200 mg White to off-white, oval, 16 mm, marked “E / 68”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3059651-166-30

    167 mg / 250 mg White to off-white, oval, 18 mm, marked “E / 69”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3059651-167-30

    200 mg / 300 mg White to Off-white, capsule, 19 mm, marked “I / 37”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3065862-354-30

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, titanium dioxide, triacetin, microcrystalline cellulose 200

    FDA label

  • Camber Pharmaceuticals200 mg / 300 mg

    Has lactose · Made by Hetero Labs

    Product page on camberpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg / 300 mg White to off-white, capsule, 19 mm, marked “H / 124”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3031722-560-30

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose 102, starch, corn, titanium dioxide, triacetin

    FDA label

  • Laurus Labs200 mg / 300 mg

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg / 300 mg White to off white, capsule, 19 mm, marked “LA49”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3042385-953-30
    Bottle of 9042385-953-90

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, anhydrous lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, triacetin

    FDA label

  • Macleods Pharmaceuticals200 mg / 300 mg

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg / 300 mg White, capsule, 19 mm, marked “L24”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3033342-106-07

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, starch, corn, hypromelloses, titanium dioxide, triacetin

    FDA label

  • NorthStar Rx200 mg / 300 mg

    Has lactose · Made by Macleods Pharmaceuticals

    Product page on northstarrxllc.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg / 300 mg White, capsule, 19 mm, marked “L24”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3016714-534-01

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, starch, corn, hypromelloses, titanium dioxide, triacetin

    FDA label

  • Teva Pharmaceuticals200 mg / 300 mg

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg / 300 mg White to off-white, oval, 20 mm, marked “TV / C75”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 300093-7704-56

    Inactive ingredients: crospovidone (15 mpa.s at 5%), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, mannitol, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone k30, talc, titanium dioxide

    FDA label

  • Zydus LifesciencesAll 4 strengths

    Has lactose · Being phased out; sold until March 2028

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    100 mg / 150 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, oval, 14 mm, marked “1364”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3070710-1364-3
    Bottle of 9070710-1364-9
    Carton of 10070710-1364-4

    133 mg / 200 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, rectangle, 16 mm, marked “1365”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3070710-1365-3
    Bottle of 9070710-1365-9
    Carton of 10070710-1365-4

    167 mg / 250 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, capsule, 18 mm, marked “1366”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3070710-1366-3
    Bottle of 9070710-1366-9
    Carton of 10070710-1366-4

    200 mg / 300 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, capsule, 19 mm, marked “1367”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3070710-1367-3
    Bottle of 9070710-1367-9
    Carton of 10070710-1367-4

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, glyceryl monocaprylocaprate, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), kaolin, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, starch, corn, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium stearyl fumarate, titanium dioxide, polyvinyl alcohol

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Truvada, 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

HIV-1 Treatment

TRUVADA is a two-drug combination of emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), both HIV-1 nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and is indicated:

  • in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 17 kg.

HIV-1 PrEP:

  • TRUVADA is indicated in at-risk adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 infection. Individuals must have a negative HIV-1 test immediately prior to initiating TRUVADA for HIV-1 PrEP.

Source: the FDA label for Truvada (Gilead Sciences, Inc), July 16, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/truvada/