How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic estradiol
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic 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 Vagifem, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Details for each option
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Vagifem’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Vagifem’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Vagifem 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.
Regular genericWho makes it
5 companies sell a generic of Vagifem 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.
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Amneal PharmaceuticalsTablet 10 mcg
Has lactose · Sold as Yuvafem
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mcg White, round, 6 mm, marked “AN / 276”
Package NDC Carton of 8 65162-226-21 Carton of 18 65162-226-23 Inactive ingredients: hypromelloses, lactose monohydrate, starch, corn, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol
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Aurobindo PharmaTablet 10 mcg
Has lactose · Sold as Estradiol Vaginal Inserts
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mcg White to off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “S / 10”
Package NDC Carton of 8 59651-439-08 Carton of 18 59651-439-18 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate
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Glenmark PharmaceuticalsTablet 10 mcg
Has lactose · Sold as Estradiol Vaginal Inserts
Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mcg White to off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “G / 94”
Package NDC Carton of 8 68462-711-71 Carton of 18 68462-711-88 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, starch, corn, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol
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NorthStar RxTablet 10 mcg
Has lactose · Sold as Estradiol Vaginal Inserts · Made by Aurobindo Pharma
Product page on northstarrxllc.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mcg White to off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “S / 10”
Package NDC Carton of 8 72603-874-08 Carton of 18 72603-874-18 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate
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Teva PharmaceuticalsInsert 10 mcg
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mcg White to off-white, marked “TV / T5”
Package NDC Carton of 8 0093-3223-08 Carton of 18 0093-3223-97 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 6000
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 Vagifem, 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
- Vagifem is an estrogen indicated for the treatment of atrophic vaginitis due to menopause.
Source: the FDA label for Vagifem (Novo Nordisk), February 10, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Vagifem. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Vagifem’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/vagifem/