VePesid

Generic name: etoposide

Used for: Small cell lung cancer

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic etoposide

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic etoposide.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 VePesid, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameVePesid
Authorized genericetoposide
Regular genericetoposide
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyOften less than VePesid
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as VePesid?
The original
Same medicine
Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from VePesid’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for VePesid’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

etoposide

Sold by
  • Amneal Pharmaceuticals
NDC to ask for
  • 50 mgcapsule
    • 69238-2811-211-digit: 69238-2811-0220 capsules per carton

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my VePesid, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NDC 69238-2811-2), 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).

VePesid is sold under its generic name, so there’s no separate brand label to compare. Here’s its label.

Authorized genericAmneal Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: etoposide 50 mg

Inactive:

  • Anhydrous citric acid
  • FD&C Blue No. 1
  • FD&C Red No. 40
  • Ferric oxide red
  • Gelatin
  • Glycerin
  • Hypromelloses
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Polyethylene glycol 400
  • Propylene glycol
  • Sorbitol
  • Titanium dioxide
  • Water

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of VePesid 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.

  • Mylan Pharmaceuticals50 mg

    Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40

    Product page on viatris.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    50 mg Dark pink opaque, capsule, 23 mm, marked “E50”

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 200378-3266-94

    Inactive ingredients: anhydrous citric acid, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, gelatin, ferric oxide red, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, hypromellose, propylene glycol

    FDA label

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

VePesid (etoposide) is indicated in the management of: Small Cell Lung Cancer—Etoposide capsules in combination with other approved chemotherapeutic agents as first line treatment in patients with small cell lung cancer.

Source: the FDA label for VePesid (Onesource Specialty Pharma Limited), September 9, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

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