An authorized generic of Venofer was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (iron sucrose) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic iron sucrose
No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic iron sucrose.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 Venofer, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameVenofer
Authorized genericiron sucrose
Regular genericiron sucrose
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Venofer?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Venofer’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Venofer’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWho makes it
3 companies sell a generic of Venofer 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.
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International Medication SystemsInjection 20 mg/mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
20 mg/mL
Package NDC Package of 25 mL 76329-9200-1 20 mg/mL
Package NDC Package of 50 mL 76329-9201-1 Package of 100 mL 76329-9201-5 20 mg/mL
Package NDC Package of 50 mL 76329-9202-5 Inactive ingredients: water, sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride
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Mylan InstitutionalSolution 50 mg/2.5 mL, 100 mg/5 mL, 200 mg/10 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
50 mg/2.5 mL
Package NDC Carton of 25 mL 67457-957-99 100 mg/5 mL
Package NDC Carton of 50 mL 67457-638-10 Carton of 125 mL 67457-638-25 200 mg/10 mL
Package NDC Carton of 50 mL 67457-639-10 Inactive ingredients: water
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SandozInjection 50 mg/2.5 mL, 100 mg/5 mL, 200 mg/10 mL
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
50 mg/2.5 mL
Package NDC Carton of 25 mL 0781-3485-95 Carton of 62.5 mL 0781-3485-96 100 mg/5 mL
Package NDC Carton of 50 mL 0781-3486-95 Carton of 125 mL 0781-3486-96 200 mg/10 mL
Package NDC Carton of 10 mL 0781-3487-94 Carton of 50 mL 0781-3487-14 Carton of 100 mL 0781-3487-92 Inactive ingredients: sodium hydroxide, water
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
What the FDA label says
Venofer is an iron replacement product indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Source: the FDA label for Venofer (American Regent, Inc.), March 1, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/venofer/