How to pay the least
Lowest price
$14.73 for 30 capsules delivered ($9.48 plus $5.25 shipping)
Generic ethosuximide 250 mg from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail
- Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
- Order generic ethosuximide 250 mg. It comes by mail.
Need it today? $17.68 for 30 capsules 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 cardA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Zarontin, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Details for each option
Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price
TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Zarontin at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.
- TrumpRx.gov $81.60Capsule, 250Get the free coupon on TrumpRx’s page and show it at the pharmacy.
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 Zarontin 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.
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic ethosuximide, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $9.48for 30 capsules250 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $45.13for 120 capsules250 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Optum Perks $50.11for 120 capsules250 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $61.74for 120 capsules250 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $16.70for 30 capsules250 mgPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card $17.68for 30 capsules250 mgFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
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 genericWho makes it
3 companies sell a generic of Zarontin 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.
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Bionpharma250 mg
Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg Orange, capsule, 9 mm, marked “PA1000”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 69452-152-20 Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol, FD&C Yellow No. 6, gelatin, glycerin, hypromellose, ferrosoferric oxide, propylene glycol, water
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Epic Pharma250 mg
Has dyes: FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by PuraCap Laboratories
Product page on epic-pharma.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg Orange, capsule, 17 mm, marked “HW01”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 42806-708-01 Inactive ingredients: FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 6, gelatin, glycerin, polyethylene glycol 400, water, butyl alcohol, propylene glycol, shellac, titanium dioxide
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Strides Pharma Science250 mg
Has dyes: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Red No. 3 · Made by Onesource Softgels
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
250 mg Orange, capsule, 19 mm, marked “250”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 64380-878-06 Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol 400, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Red No. 3, glycerin, noncrystallizing sorbitol solution, medium-chain triglycerides, isopropyl alcohol, shellac, propylene glycol, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, lecithin, soybean, gelatin
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What to say at the pharmacy
“Before you fill my Zarontin, 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
Zarontin is indicated for the control of absence (petit mal) epilepsy.
Source: the FDA label for Zarontin (Parke-Davis Div of Pfizer Inc), May 25, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Zarontin. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Zarontin’s maker.
- Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/zarontin/