Urocit-K

Generic name: potassium citrate

Used for: Kidney stones (calcium oxalate or uric acid) · Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) with calcium stones · 1 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic potassium citrate

Only Amazon Pharmacy posts a price for potassium citrate, 30 tablets, and it’s for members.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic potassium citrate.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

With a membership From $11 for 30 tablets from Amazon Pharmacy, by mail ($139 a year).

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

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Question
Brand nameUrocit-K
Authorized genericpotassium citrate
Regular genericpotassium citrate
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest
Cash priceMembers only$11 for 30 tablets at Amazon Pharmacy
Same as Urocit-K?
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 Urocit-K’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Urocit-K’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

potassium citrate

Sold by (either works)
  • BioComp Pharma
  • Upsher-Smith Laboratories
Your strength
NDC to ask for
  • 5 mEqtabletUpsher-Smith Laboratories
    • 0245-0070-1111-digit: 00245-0070-11100 tablets per bottle
  • 10 mEqtabletBioComp Pharma
    • 44523-410-0111-digit: 44523-0410-01100 tablets per bottle
  • 10 mEqtabletUpsher-Smith Laboratories
    • 0245-0071-1111-digit: 00245-0071-11100 tablets per bottle
  • 15 mEqtabletBioComp Pharma
    • 44523-415-0111-digit: 44523-0415-01100 tablets per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Urocit-K, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic, 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).

10 mEq tablet · BioComp Pharma

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

Authorized genericBioComp Pharma
See the ingredients

Active: potassium citrate 10 mEq

15 mEq tablet · BioComp Pharma

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

Authorized genericBioComp Pharma
See the ingredients

Active: potassium citrate 15 mEq

Inactive:

  • Carnauba wax
  • Magnesium stearate

5 mEq tablet · Upsher-Smith Laboratories

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

Authorized genericUpsher-Smith Laboratories
See the ingredients

Active: potassium citrate 5 mEq

Inactive:

  • Carnauba wax
  • Magnesium stearate

10 mEq tablet · Upsher-Smith Laboratories

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

Authorized genericUpsher-Smith Laboratories
See the ingredients

Active: potassium citrate 10 mEq

Inactive:

  • Carnauba wax
  • Magnesium stearate

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic potassium citrate, 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 genericWho makes it

6 companies sell a generic of Urocit-K 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.

  • Actavis PharmaER tablet 5 mEq, 10 mEq, 15 mEq

    Made by Teva Pharmaceuticals · Being phased out; sold until June 2027

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mEq Tan to yellowish, speckled, round, 10 mm, marked “A67”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 1000591-2682-01

    10 mEq Tan to yellowish, speckled, oval, 19 mm, marked “A94”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 1000591-2729-01

    15 mEq Tan to yellowish, speckled, oval, 20 mm, marked “A96”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 1000591-2742-01

    Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • ANI PharmaceuticalsER tablet 10 mEq, 15 mEq
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    10 mEq Off-white to yellow, capsule, 18 mm, marked “ANI / 291”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10062559-291-01

    15 mEq Off-white to yellow, capsule, 20 mm, marked “ANI / 292”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10062559-292-01

    Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • Camber PharmaceuticalsER tablet 5 mEq, 10 mEq, 15 mEq

    Made by Ascent Pharmaceuticals

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mEq Off white to tan yellowish, round, 9 mm, marked “T / 399”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10031722-129-01

    10 mEq Off white to tan yellowish, capsule, 18 mm, marked “T400”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10031722-130-01

    15 mEq Off white to tan yellowish, oval, 19 mm, marked “T / 401”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10031722-132-01

    Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • Rising Pharma HoldingsER tablet 540 mg, 1,080 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    540 mg Pale Yellow, round, 10 mm, marked “C104”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10016571-864-01

    1,080 mg Pale Yellow, capsule, 19 mm, marked “C105”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10016571-865-01

    Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, magnesium stearate, stearic acid

    FDA label

  • Strides PharmaTablet 5 mEq, 10 mEq, 15 mEq
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mEq PALE YELLOW, round, 10 mm, marked “S / 406”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10042543-406-01

    10 mEq PALE YELLOW, capsule, 19 mm, marked “S / 407”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10042543-407-01

    15 mEq PALE YELLOW, capsule, 22 mm, marked “S / 408”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10042543-408-01

    Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, stearic acid, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • Zydus LifesciencesER tablet 5 mEq, 10 mEq, 15 mEq
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mEq Tan to yellowish, round, 10 mm, marked “536”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3068382-536-06
    Bottle of 9068382-536-16
    Bottle of 10068382-536-01
    Carton of 10068382-536-30
    Bottle of 50068382-536-05
    Bottle of 100068382-536-10

    10 mEq Tan to yellowish, oval, 19 mm, marked “537”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3068382-537-06
    Bottle of 9068382-537-16
    Bottle of 10068382-537-01
    Carton of 10068382-537-30
    Bottle of 50068382-537-05
    Bottle of 100068382-537-10

    15 mEq Tan to yellowish, capsule, 20 mm, marked “538”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3068382-538-06
    Bottle of 9068382-538-16
    Bottle of 10068382-538-01
    Carton of 10068382-538-30
    Bottle of 50068382-538-05
    Bottle of 100068382-538-10

    Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

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

What the FDA label says

Urocit-K is a citrate salt of potassium indicated for the management of:

  • Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) with calcium stones
  • Hypocitraturic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis of any etiology
  • Uric acid lithiasis with or without calcium stones

Source: the FDA label for Urocit-K (Mission Pharmacal Company), December 2, 2021. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

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