Velcade

Generic name: bortezomib

Used for: Multiple myeloma · Mantle cell lymphoma · 1 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic bortezomib

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic bortezomib.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.

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

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameVelcade
Authorized genericbortezomib
Regular genericbortezomib
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Velcade?
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 Velcade’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Velcade’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Velcade 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 genericWho makes it

15 companies sell a generic of Velcade 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.

It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.

  • Apotex3.5 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 160505-6050-4

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Avenacy3.5 mg

    Made by Hainan Shuangcheng Pharmaceuticals

    Product page on avenacy.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 183634-208-10

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • BluePoint Laboratories3.5 mg

    Made by Meitheal Pharmaceuticals and Qilu Pharm Hainan

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 168001-534-36

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 168001-540-36

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Camber Pharmaceuticals3.5 mg

    Made by Hetero Labs

    Product page on camberpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg White to off-white lyophilized powder

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 131722-303-31

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories3.5 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 143598-426-60

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Eugia3.5 mg

    Product page on eugiaus.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 155150-337-01

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Fresenius Kabi3.5 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 163323-821-10

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Hikma Pharmaceuticals3.5 mg

    Made by Jiangsu Hansoh Pharm

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 10143-9098-01

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Hospira3.5 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 10409-1700-01

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Meitheal Pharmaceuticals3.5 mg

    Product page on meithealpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 171288-118-10

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • NorthStar Rx3.5 mg

    Made by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

    Product page on northstarrxllc.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 172603-270-01

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Novadoz Pharmaceuticals3.5 mg/3.5 mL

    Made by MSN Laboratories

    Product page on novadozpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg/3.5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 3.5 mL72205-183-01

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Sagent Pharmaceuticals3.5 mg

    Made by Qilu Pharm Hainan

    Product page on sagentpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 125021-262-10

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    FDA label

  • Somerset Therapeutics3.5 mg/3.5 mL

    Product page on somersetpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    3.5 mg/3.5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 3.5 mL70069-836-01

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol, tert-butyl alcohol

    FDA label

  • Zydus Lifesciences1 mg/mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 3.5 mL70710-1411-1

    Inactive ingredients: mannitol

    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 Velcade, 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

VELCADE is a proteasome inhibitor indicated for:

  • treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma
  • treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma

Source: the FDA label for Velcade (Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.), August 28, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

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