How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Lowest price

$44.41 for 30 tablets delivered ($39.16 plus $5.25 shipping)

Generic valganciclovir 450 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail

  1. Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs 
  2. Order generic valganciclovir 450 mg. It comes by mail.

Need it today? $61.11 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.

See the price and get the card 

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

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Question
Brand nameValcyte
Authorized genericvalganciclovir
Regular genericvalganciclovir
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Lowest$44.41for 30 tablets at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping
Same as Valcyte?
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 Valcyte’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Valcyte’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Valcyte 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 valganciclovir, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

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

11 companies sell a generic of Valcyte 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 PharmaPowder 50 mg/mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 100 mL0591-2579-20

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, sodium benzoate, sucralose, tartaric acid

    FDA label

  • Ajanta PharmaPowder 50 mg/mL · Tablet 450 mg

    Product page on ajantapharmausa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL White to light yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 100 mL27241-159-19

    450 mg Pink, oval, 17 mm, marked “VL / 450”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6027241-158-60

    Inactive ingredients: sodium benzoate, tartaric acid, povidone k30, saccharin sodium, mannitol, maltodextrin, silicon dioxide, acacia, triacetin, .alpha.-tocopherol, octenylsuccinic acid, microcrystalline cellulose, crospovidone (120 .mu.m), stearic acid, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow

    FDA label

  • Aurobindo PharmaSolution 50 mg/mL · Tablet 450 mg

    Product page on aurobindousa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL White to off-white

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 100 mL59651-444-01

    450 mg Pink, oval, 17 mm, marked “H / 96”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6065862-753-60
    Bottle of 10065862-753-01
    Bottle of 18065862-753-18
    Bottle of 50065862-753-05
    Bottle of 100065862-753-99

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, povidone k30, propylene glycol, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, tartaric acid, crospovidone, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), ferric oxide red, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol 400, polysorbate 80, titanium dioxide

    FDA label

  • Camber PharmaceuticalsPowder 50 mg/mL · Tablet 450 mg

    Made by Hetero Labs

    Product page on camberpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL Colorless to brownish yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 100 mL31722-837-10

    450 mg Pink, oval, 17 mm, marked “J / 156”

    PackageNDC
    Blister pack of 1031722-832-31
    Carton of 1031722-832-32
    Bottle of 6031722-832-60

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, mannitol, povidone k30, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, crospovidone, cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone, stearic acid, hypromelloses, ferric oxide red, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, titanium dioxide

    FDA label

  • Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesTablet 450 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    450 mg Pink, oval, 17 mm, marked “RDY / 762”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6055111-762-60
    Carton of 10055111-762-78
    Bottle of 50055111-762-05

    Inactive ingredients: crospovidone, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone k30, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, ferric oxide red, polysorbate 80

    FDA label

  • Florida Pharmaceutical ProductsPowder 50 mg/mL

    Made by Appco Pharma

    Product page on flpharmaproducts.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL Colorless to pale yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 100 mL71921-210-12

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, sodium benzoate, sucralose, povidone k30, tartaric acid

    FDA label

  • Granules PharmaceuticalsSolution 50 mg/mL

    Product page on granulespharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL White to off-white

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 100 mL70010-051-40

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, sodium benzoate, sucralose, tartaric acid

  • NorthStar RxPowder 50 mg/mL · Tablet 450 mg

    Made by Aurobindo Pharma and Hetero Labs

    Product page on northstarrxllc.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL Colorless to brownish yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 100 mL72603-174-01

    450 mg Pink, oval, 17 mm, marked “H / 96”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6072603-750-01

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, mannitol, povidone k30, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, crospovidone, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), ferric oxide red, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol 400, polysorbate 80, titanium dioxide

    FDA label

  • Novadoz PharmaceuticalsSolution 50 mg/mL

    Made by MSN Laboratories

    Product page on novadozpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL White to slightly yellow

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 100 mL72205-019-01

    Inactive ingredients: fumaric acid, mannitol, povidone k30, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate

    FDA label

  • Somerset TherapeuticsSolution 50 mg/mL

    Made by Granules Pharmaceuticals

    Product page on somersetpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg/mL White to off-white

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 100 mL70069-810-01

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, sodium benzoate, sucralose, tartaric acid

    FDA label

  • Strides Pharma ScienceTablet 450 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    450 mg Pink, oval, 17 mm, marked “E114”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6064380-153-01

    450 mg Pink, oval, 17 mm, marked “E114”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6064380-161-01

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone k30, stearic acid, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 4000, ferric oxide red, silicon dioxide, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, crospovidone

    FDA label

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 Valcyte, 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

VALCYTE is a deoxynucleoside analogue cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for:

Adult Patients

  • Treatment of CMV retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • Prevention of CMV disease in kidney, heart, and kidney-pancreas transplant patients at high risk.

Pediatric Patients

  • Prevention of CMV disease in kidney and heart transplant patients at high risk.

Source: the FDA label for Valcyte (H2-Pharma, LLC), December 8, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

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