How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Vivitrol

No generic is sold yet.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for Vivitrol’s cash price, and one or two other pharmacies too.

Has to be Vivitrol? VIVITROL Co-pay Savings Program takes up to $500 off a prescription without insurance.

Sign up on vivitrol.com 

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameVivitrol
Authorized genericnaltrexone
Regular genericnaltrexone
What you’d pay
Up to$500 offa prescription with the maker’s card
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone sold yet
Same as Vivitrol?
The original
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

VIVITROL Co-pay Savings Program

Savings card from Alkermes

No insurance · up to $500 off a prescription
Insurance · as little as $0 a prescription

The card takes up to $500 a prescription off your co-pay.

Sign up on vivitrol.com 

Or call 1-800-848-4876.

In the maker’s words

“Eligible patients who have commercial insurance or no insurance may pay as little as $0 per prescription of VIVITROL.”

“Maximum savings per prescription is $500 up to 12 prescriptions per calendar year, with maximum savings up to $6,000 per calendar year.”

From the maker’s offer on vivitrol.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Maker’s card or discount card?

A discount card like GoodRx lowers the pharmacy’s cash price, but for a brand-name drug that price often stays high. Compare it with the maker’s price above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Vivitrol itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Vivitrol is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

See the brand name →

Regular genericNot sold

No generic is sold yet. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

See the brand name →

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says
  • VIVITROL contains naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, and is indicated for the treatment of alcohol dependence in patients who are able to abstain from alcohol in an outpatient setting prior to initiation of treatment with VIVITROL. Patients should not be actively drinking at the time of initial VIVITROL administration.
  • VIVITROL is indicated for the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence, following opioid detoxification.
  • VIVITROL should be part of a comprehensive management program that includes psychosocial support.

Source: the FDA label for Vivitrol (Alkermes, Inc.), May 31, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

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