How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Authorized generic

Verelan PM itself, without the brand name. It usually costs less than Verelan PM.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of Verelan PM’s authorized generic. Its NDC is on this page; the pharmacy may need to order it.See its NDC
  2. Ask for Verelan PM’s cash price too, and pick the lower one.

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameVerelan PM
Authorized genericverapamil
Regular genericverapamil
What you’d pay
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Other forms onlyAsk your doctor
Same as Verelan PM?
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Same medicine
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Brand nameNot sold

Verelan PM itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

verapamil

Sold by (either works)
  • Wilshire Pharmaceuticals
  • Chartwell RX
Your strength
NDC to ask for
  • 100 mgextended-release capsuleChartwell RX
    • 62135-532-3011-digit: 62135-0532-3030 capsules per bottle
  • 100 mgextended-release capsuleWilshire Pharmaceuticals
    • 52536-485-3711-digit: 52536-0485-37100 capsules per bottle
  • 200 mgextended-release capsuleWilshire Pharmaceuticals
    • 52536-486-3711-digit: 52536-0486-37100 capsules per bottle
  • 300 mgextended-release capsuleWilshire Pharmaceuticals
    • 52536-487-3711-digit: 52536-0487-37100 capsules per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Verelan PM, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized 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).

100 mg extended-release capsule · Chartwell RX

Verelan PM itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized genericChartwell RX
See the ingredients

Active: verapamil hydrochloride 100 mg

Inactive:

  • D&C Red No. 28
  • FD&C Blue No. 1
  • FD&C Red No. 40
  • Fumaric acid
  • Gelatin
  • Povidone
  • Shellac
  • Silicon dioxide
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate
  • Corn starch
  • Sucrose
  • Talc
  • Titanium dioxide

100 mg extended-release capsule · Wilshire Pharmaceuticals

Verelan PM itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized genericWilshire Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: verapamil hydrochloride 100 mg

Inactive:

  • D&C Red No. 28
  • FD&C Blue No. 1
  • FD&C Red No. 40
  • Fumaric acid
  • Gelatin
  • Povidone
  • Shellac
  • Silicon dioxide
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate
  • Corn starch
  • Sucrose
  • Talc
  • Titanium dioxide

200 mg extended-release capsule · Wilshire Pharmaceuticals

Verelan PM itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized genericWilshire Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: verapamil hydrochloride 200 mg

Inactive:

  • D&C Red No. 28
  • FD&C Blue No. 1
  • FD&C Red No. 40
  • Fumaric acid
  • Gelatin
  • Povidone
  • Shellac
  • Silicon dioxide
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate
  • Corn starch
  • Sucrose
  • Talc
  • Titanium dioxide

300 mg extended-release capsule · Wilshire Pharmaceuticals

Verelan PM itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized genericWilshire Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: verapamil hydrochloride 300 mg

Inactive:

  • D&C Red No. 28
  • FD&C Blue No. 1
  • FD&C Red No. 40
  • Fumaric acid
  • Gelatin
  • Povidone
  • Shellac
  • Silicon dioxide
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate
  • Corn starch
  • Sucrose
  • Talc
  • Titanium dioxide

Regular genericNot sold

Sold only in a different form, strength or formula. Switching to one would need a new prescription, so ask your prescriber whether it could work for you. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the authorized generic is the lower-cost way to get Verelan PM.

See the authorized generic →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended-release Capsules (PM) is a calcium channel blocker indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions.

Source: the FDA label for Verapamil Hydrochloride (Chartwell RX, LLC), March 25, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

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