Xeljanz XR

Generic name: tofacitinib

Used for: Rheumatoid arthritis · Psoriatic arthritis · Ulcerative colitis · Ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine) · 3 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Lowest price

$35 for 30 tablets

Generic tofacitinib XR 11 mg from Rx Outreach, by mail

  1. Make a free account on rxoutreach.org. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Rx Outreach can transfer it.Open Rx Outreach 
  2. Order generic tofacitinib XR 11 mg. It comes by mail.

Need it today? $53.02 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.

See the price and get the card 

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

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameXeljanz XR
Authorized generictofacitinib
Regular generictofacitinib
What you’d pay
At least$6,230for 30 tablets; pharmacies pay this
Not soldThere isn’t one
Lowest$35for 30 tablets at Rx Outreach
Same as Xeljanz XR?
The original
–
Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

XELJANZ Co-Pay Savings Program (XELSOURCE)

Savings card from Pfizer

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $0 a month

The card takes up to $4,000–$15,000 a year off your co-pay.

Sign up on xeljanz.com 

Or call 1-844-935-5269.

In the maker’s words

“Pay as little as $0 per month for your XELJANZ prescription…”

From the maker’s offer on xeljanz.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 card 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 Xeljanz XR 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 genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic tofacitinib, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.

About these prices

Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.

Regular genericMakers and their savings cards

8 companies sell a generic of Xeljanz XR that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. One of them has its own savings card, listed first. It works only with that maker’s version. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

  • Zydus LifesciencesAll 2 strengths

    Has lactose · Has dyes: D&C Red No. 27 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 2--aluminum lake

    Zydus Copay Savings Program

    With commercial insurance as little as $0

    Print the card (PDF)

    See the offer on zydususa.com

    In the maker’s words

    “Eligible patients who have commercial insurance, pay as little as $0 co-pay per prescription.”

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg Light pink to pink, oval, 11 mm, marked “1353”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3070710-1353-3
    Bottle of 9070710-1353-9

    22 mg Off-white, oval, 11 mm, marked “1727”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3070710-1727-3
    Bottle of 9070710-1727-9

    Inactive ingredients: D&C Red No. 27 aluminum lake, ethylcellulose (7 mpa.s), FD&C Blue No. 2--aluminum lake, ferric oxide red, ferrosoferric oxide, hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), hypromellose 2208 (4000 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol 4000, propylene glycol, shellac, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide

  • Ajanta Pharma11 mg

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg Pink, oval, 11 mm, marked “TF”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3027241-270-30

    Inactive ingredients: povidone, hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, silica dimethyl silylate, lactose monohydrate, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, talc, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow

    FDA label

  • Apotex11 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg White to off-white, oval, 8 mm, marked “T1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3060505-4858-3

    Inactive ingredients: magnesium stearate, ethylcellulose (10 mpa.s), hypromellose, silicon dioxide, dibutyl sebacate, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate copolymer, mannitol, talc

  • Aurobindo Pharma11 mg

    Has lactose

    Product page on aurobindousa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg Pink, oval, 11 mm, marked “TI11”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3059651-685-30

    Inactive ingredients: butylated hydroxytoluene, cellulose acetate, silicon dioxide, copovidone k25-31, hydroxyethyl cellulose (140 mpa.s at 5%), hydroxypropyl cellulose (110000 wamw), hypromellose 2208 (4000 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), ferric oxide red, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene oxide 200000, titanium dioxide, triacetin, ferrosoferric oxide, propylene glycol, shellac

    FDA label

  • Biocon Pharma11 mg

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg Pink, oval, 11 mm, marked “T1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3070377-057-11

    Inactive ingredients: hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), hypromellose 2208 (4000 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate, ferric oxide red, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide

  • Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals11 mg

    Made by Dexcel Pharma Technologies

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg Brownish red, oval, 11 mm, marked “11”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3042799-970-30

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, hypromellose 2208 (100 mpa.s), mannitol, hydroxypropyl cellulose (90000 wamw), magnesium stearate, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, triacetin, ferric oxide red

    FDA label

  • Exelan Pharmaceuticals11 mg

    Made by Orient Pharma

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg Yellow, capsule, 13 mm, marked “OPT1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3076282-816-30

    Inactive ingredients: fructose, starch, corn, cellulose acetate, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, brown iron oxide, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, ferric oxide yellow, ferric oxide red, propylene glycol, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, glyceryl mono- and dicaprylocaprate

    FDA label

  • Padagis11 mg

    Made by Sinotherapeutics

    Product page on padagis.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    11 mg Pink, oval, 11 mm, marked “T1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 300574-1811-30

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, hydroxyethyl cellulose, copovidone k25-31, sorbitol, magnesium stearate, cellulose acetate, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, talc, ferric oxide red, ferric oxide yellow, ferrosoferric oxide, shellac, propylene glycol, ammonia

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Xeljanz XR, 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

XELJANZ (tablets and oral solution) and XELJANZ XR (extended-release tablets) are Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.

XELJANZ tablets and XELJANZ XR are indicated for the treatment of adult patients with:

  • Moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers.
  • Active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers.
  • Active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers.
  • Moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers.

XELJANZ (tablets and oral solution) are indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with:

  • Active PsA, who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers.
  • Active polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA), who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers.

Limitations of Use:

  • Use of XELJANZ/XELJANZ XR for RA, AS, PsA, or pcJIA in combination with biologic DMARDs or potent immunosuppressants such as azathioprine and cyclosporine is not recommended.
  • Use of XELJANZ tablets and XELJANZ XR for UC in combination with biological therapies for UC or with potent immunosuppressants such as azathioprine and cyclosporine is not recommended.

Source: the FDA label for Xeljanz XR (U.S. Pharmaceuticals), October 6, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/xeljanz-xr/