Xeljanz

Generic name: tofacitinib

Used for: Rheumatoid arthritis · Psoriatic arthritis · Ulcerative colitis · Ankylosing spondylitis (arthritis of the spine) · Juvenile arthritis · 4 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

From

$31.15 for 30 tablets

Generic tofacitinib with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

  1. Get the free Team Cuban Card. It costs nothing to sign up.See the price and get the card 
  2. At a pharmacy that takes it, show the card and ask for generic tofacitinib.Find a pharmacy that takes it 

Has to be Xeljanz? TrumpRx.gov lists it for $1,518 for 30 tablets without insurance. Get the free coupon on TrumpRx’s page and show it at the pharmacy.

See it on TrumpRx.gov 

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

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameXeljanz
Authorized generictofacitinib
Regular generictofacitinib
What you’d pay
From$1,518for 30 tablets at TrumpRx.gov
Not soldThere isn’t one
From$31.15for 30 tablets at Team Cuban Card
Same as Xeljanz?
The original
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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.

Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price

TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Xeljanz at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.

From TrumpRx.gov, read October 28, 2026. Its page opens on this price; other strengths and amounts are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Xeljanz 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

11 companies sell a generic of Xeljanz that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. 2 of them have their own savings cards, listed first. Each 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.

  • Novadoz PharmaceuticalsSolution 1 mg/mL · Tablet 5 mg, 10 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by MSN Laboratories

    Novadoz Tofacitinib Copay Card

    With commercial insurance as little as $0

    Sign up on novadozpharma.com

    In the maker’s words

    “Eligible, commercially insured patients may receive their Novadoz Tofacitinib Tablets and Tofacitinib Oral Solution monthly prescription for $0.”

    Product page on novadozpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 240 mL72205-121-81

    5 mg White to off white, round, 7 mm, marked “T1 / M”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 2872205-139-28
    Bottle of 6072205-139-60

    10 mg Blue, round, 9 mm, marked “T2 / M”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 2872205-140-28
    Bottle of 6072205-140-60
    Bottle of 18072205-140-18

    Inactive ingredients: grape, hydrochloric acid, lactic acid form, water, sodium benzoate, sucralose, sorbitol, silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 3350, triacetin, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • Zydus LifesciencesTablet 5 mg, 10 mg

    Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1--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

    5 mg OFF WHITE, round, 8 mm, marked “1243”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6070710-1243-6
    Bottle of 18070710-1243-8

    10 mg Light Green, round, 10 mm, marked “1589”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 2870710-1589-7
    Bottle of 6070710-1589-6
    Bottle of 18070710-1589-8

    Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, cellulose, microcrystalline, croscarmellose sodium, povidone k30, magnesium stearate, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 8000, FD&C Blue No. 1--aluminum lake, ferric oxide yellow

  • ApotexTablet 5 mg, 10 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mg White to off white, round, 8 mm, marked “TC / 5”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6060505-6263-6
    Bottle of 50060505-6263-5

    10 mg Blue, round, 9 mm, marked “TC / 10”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6060505-6264-6
    Bottle of 50060505-6264-5

    Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, methylcellulose (100 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 3350, titanium dioxide, triacetin, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Blue No. 1

  • Aurobindo PharmaTablet 5 mg, 10 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2

    Product page on aurobindousa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mg White to off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “TI / 5”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6059651-459-60

    10 mg Blue, round, 10 mm, marked “TI / 10”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6059651-460-60

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol 4000, titanium dioxide, triacetin, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • Breckenridge PharmaceuticalTablet 5 mg, 10 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum lake

    Product page on breckenridgepharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “T5”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6051991-329-06

    10 mg Blue, round, 10 mm, marked “T10”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6051991-963-06

    Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol, triacetin, FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake, FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum lake

    FDA label

  • Hikma PharmaceuticalsSolution 1 mg/mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 240 mL0054-0821-58

    Inactive ingredients: wine grape, hydrochloric acid, water, sodium benzoate, sucralose, tartaric acid, sodium acetate, sodium hydroxide

    FDA label

  • IPG PharmaceuticalsSolution 1 mg/mL

    Made by Pharmaco

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 240 mL71085-099-24

    Inactive ingredients: lactic acid form, water, sodium benzoate, sucralose, xylitol, grape

    FDA label

  • Macleods PharmaceuticalsTablet 5 mg, 10 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mg White to off white, round, 8 mm, marked “N1”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6033342-541-09
    Carton of 9033342-541-43
    Bottle of 12033342-541-54

    10 mg Light blue to blue, round, 10 mm, marked “N2”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6033342-542-09
    Carton of 9033342-542-43
    Bottle of 12033342-542-54

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 3350, triacetin, hypromellose 2910 (15000 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 4000, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Blue No. 1

  • Micro LabsTablet 5 mg

    Product page on microlabsusa.com

    Packages and NDCs

    5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3042571-268-30
    Bottle of 6042571-268-60
    Bottle of 50042571-268-05
    Carton of 225042571-268-76
  • Somerset TherapeuticsTablet 5 mg, 10 mg

    Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum lake

    Product page on somersetpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5 mg White, round, 8 mm, marked “T5”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6070069-841-01

    10 mg Blue, round, 10 mm, marked “T10”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 6070069-842-01

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, lactose monohydrate, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 400, hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 4000, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), FD&C Blue No. 2 aluminum lake

    FDA label

  • Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesSolution 1 mg/mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 240 mL70095-008-02

    Inactive ingredients: hydrochloric acid, lactic acid form, water, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sucralose, xylitol, grape, propylene glycol

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, 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 (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/