Vancocin vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

From

$96.74 for 30 capsules

Generic vancomycin with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

Get the free Team Cuban Card. It costs nothing to sign up.See the price and get the card
At a pharmacy that takes it, show the card and ask for generic vancomycin.Find a pharmacy that takes it

By mail, if you can wait a few days From $27.50 for 30 capsules delivered ($22.25 plus $5.25 shipping) from Cost Plus Drugs. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameVancocin

Authorized genericvancomycin

Regular genericvancomycin

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

From$27.50for 30 capsules at Cost Plus Drugs, with shipping

Same as Vancocin?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameWith a free discount coupon

Optum Perks, Optum’s free discount coupon, lists these prices for Vancocin without insurance. Show the coupon from its page at the pharmacy; it can’t be used with insurance.

Delivered: Optum Perks $79.89for 40 capsules125 mgBy mail from Optum Perks’ own pharmacy, plus shipping

From Optum Perks, read November 2, 2026, with no location set. Its page opens on this dose; other doses and pharmacies near you are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

vancomycin

Sold by

ANI PharmaceuticalsThe company behind Vancocin

Your strength

NDC to ask for

125 mgcapsule
- 62559-390-2011-digit: 62559-0390-202 blister packs of 10 capsules
- 62559-390-5011-digit: 62559-0390-5050 capsules per bottle
250 mgcapsule
- 62559-391-2011-digit: 62559-0391-202 blister packs of 10 capsules
- 62559-391-5011-digit: 62559-0391-5050 capsules per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Vancocin, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from ANI Pharmaceuticals, 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).

125 mg capsule

Same active and inactive ingredients as Vancocin.

Authorized generic package label from ANI Pharmaceuticals — Authorized genericANI Pharmaceuticals

See the ingredients

Active: vancomycin hydrochloride 125 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

FD&C Blue No. 2
Ferric oxide red
Ferric oxide yellow
Gelatin
Polyethylene glycol 6000
Titanium dioxide

250 mg capsule

Same active and inactive ingredients as Vancocin.

See the ingredients

Active: vancomycin hydrochloride 250 mg

Inactive, on both labels:

FD&C Blue No. 2
Ferric oxide red
Ferrosoferric oxide
Gelatin
Polyethylene glycol 6000
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic vancomycin, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $22.25for 30 capsules125 mg $22.25 · 250 mg $41.22Plus $5.25 shipping
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $9.40for 10 capsules125 mg: $9.40 for 10 capsules250 mg: $6.50 for 5 capsulesPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $96.74for 30 capsules125 mg $96.74 · 250 mg $181.90Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Pick up in store: Costco $139.79for 40 capsules250 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $139.79for 40 capsules250 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store

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

4 companies sell a generic of Vancocin 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.

Avet PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths

Has dyes: D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1 · Made by Strides Pharma

Product page on avetpharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

125 mg Grey cap and Pink body, capsule, 18 mm, marked “SALand729”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 23155-858-78
Bottle of 50 23155-858-25

250 mg Brown Cap and Brown Body, capsule, 18 mm, marked “SALand730”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 23155-859-78
Bottle of 50 23155-859-25

Inactive ingredients: gelatin, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, D&C Red No. 28, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, FD&C Blue No. 1, D&C Yellow No. 10, shellac, propylene glycol, ferrosoferric oxide, alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, ammonia, potassium hydroxide
FDA label
Cameron PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths

Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 5 · Made by Orient Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

125 mg Yellow Body, capsule, 18 mm, marked “OP64”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 42494-450-20

250 mg Dark Yellow Body, capsule, 22 mm, marked “OP65”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 42494-451-20

Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol 6000, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Blue No. 1, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, gelatin
FDA label
PAI PharmaAll 2 strengths

Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2

Product page on paipharma.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

125 mg Blue cap and brown body, capsule, 18 mm, marked “1032 / 125mg”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 0121-1032-20
Bottle of 50 0121-1032-50

250 mg Blue cap and lavender body, capsule, 22 mm, marked “1033 / 250mg”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 0121-1033-20
Bottle of 50 0121-1033-50

Inactive ingredients: FD&C Blue No. 2, gelatin, ferric oxide yellow, ferric oxide red, polyethylene glycol 6000, titanium dioxide, ferrosoferric oxide
FDA label
Strides Pharma ScienceAll 2 strengths

Has dyes: D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

125 mg Gray cap and pink body, capsule, 18 mm, marked “SALand729”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 64380-729-02
Bottle of 50 64380-729-03
Bottle of 100 64380-729-04

250 mg Brown cap and brown body, capsule, 22 mm, marked “SALand730”

Package NDC
Carton of 20 64380-730-02
Bottle of 50 64380-730-03
Bottle of 100 64380-730-04

Inactive ingredients: D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, gelatin, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, ferrosoferric oxide
FDA label

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	23155-858-78
Bottle of 50	23155-858-25

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	23155-859-78
Bottle of 50	23155-859-25

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	42494-450-20

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	42494-451-20

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	0121-1032-20
Bottle of 50	0121-1032-50

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	0121-1033-20
Bottle of 50	0121-1033-50

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	64380-729-02
Bottle of 50	64380-729-03
Bottle of 100	64380-729-04

Package	NDC
Carton of 20	64380-730-02
Bottle of 50	64380-730-03
Bottle of 100	64380-730-04

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

Diarrhea from C. diff infection
Staph infection of the intestines (enterocolitis)

What the FDA label says

VANCOCIN is a glycopeptide antibacterial indicated in adult and pediatric patients (less than 18 years of age) for the treatment of:

Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea
Enterocolitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains)

Limitations of Use:

Parenteral administration of vancomycin is not effective for the above infections; therefore, vancocin must be given orally for these infections.
Orally administered VANCOCIN is not effective for other types of infections.

To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of VANCOCIN and other antibacterial drugs, VANCOCIN should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.

Source: the FDA label for Vancocin (ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), December 22, 2025. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Vancocin (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.

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