Vafseo

Generic name: vadadustat

Used for: Anemia from kidney disease, in people on dialysis

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Vafseo

We didn’t find one.

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

Compare every option

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

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

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Vafseo itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Vafseo 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 Vafseo’s cash price, or your plan what it charges.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

VAFSEO is a hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF PH) inhibitor indicated for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who have been receiving dialysis for at least three months.

Limitations of Use Not been shown to improve quality of life, fatigue, or patient well-being. Not indicated for use:

  • As a substitute for transfusion in patients requiring immediate correction of anemia.
  • In patients with anemia due to CKD not on dialysis.

Source: the FDA label for Vafseo (Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.), March 30, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

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