How do you pay?

How to pay the least

From

$15.05 for 30 capsules

Generic acyclovir 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 acyclovir.Find a pharmacy that takes it 

By mail, if you can wait a few days From $10 a month from Rx Outreach, by mail. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.

Open Rx Outreach 

With a membership From $6.34 for 30 capsules from Amazon Pharmacy, by mail ($139 a year).

Open Amazon Pharmacy 

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

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameZovirax
Authorized genericacyclovir
Regular genericacyclovir
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not in this formIt isn’t sold as this pill.
From$10for 30 capsules at Rx OutreachWith a membership: $6.34 at Amazon Pharmacy
Same as Zovirax?
The original
Same medicine
Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Zovirax’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Zovirax’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

acyclovir

Sold by (either works)
  • Actavis PharmaMade by Bausch Health, the company behind Zovirax
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals
Your strength
NDC to ask for
  • 5%creamTeva Pharmaceuticals
    • 0093-3630-2011-digit: 00093-3630-205 g per tube
  • 5%ointmentActavis Pharma
    • 0591-1159-3011-digit: 00591-1159-3030 g per tube

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Zovirax, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic, and for a regular 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).

5% ointment · Actavis Pharma

Same active and inactive ingredients as Zovirax.

BrandZovirax
Authorized genericActavis Pharma
See the ingredients

Active: acyclovir 5%

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Polyethylene glycol

5% cream · Teva Pharmaceuticals

Same active and inactive ingredients as Zovirax.

BrandZovirax
Authorized genericTeva Pharmaceuticals
See the ingredients

Active: acyclovir 5%

Inactive, on both labels:

  • Cetostearyl alcohol
  • Mineral oil
  • Petrolatum
  • Poloxamer 407
  • Propylene glycol
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate
  • Water

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Pick up in storeDelivered

From each pharmacy’s and clinic’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. Most online clinics don’t take insurance.

Regular genericWho makes it

26 companies sell a generic of Zovirax 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.

  • Actavis PharmaSuspension 200 mg/5 mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg/5 mL

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL0472-0082-16

    Inactive ingredients: carboxymethylcellulose sodium, glycerin, methylparaben, cellulose, microcrystalline, propylparaben, water, sorbitol

    FDA label

  • Advagen PharmaSuspension 200 mg/5 mL

    Made by Rubicon Research

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg/5 mL White to off-white

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL72888-079-17

    Inactive ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, microcrystalline cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, banana, glycerin, sorbitol

    FDA label

  • Alembic PharmaceuticalsCream 5%

    Product page on alembicusa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5 g62332-423-05

    Inactive ingredients: cetostearyl alcohol, mineral oil, poloxamer 407, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, water, petrolatum

    FDA label

  • Amneal PharmaceuticalsOintment 5% · Cream 5%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5% White

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 15 g65162-835-94
    Carton of 30 g65162-835-96

    5% White to off-white

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5 g65162-836-14

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol, petrolatum, cetostearyl alcohol, mineral oil, poloxamer 407, propylene glycol, water, sodium lauryl sulfate

    FDA label

  • ANI PharmaceuticalsSuspension 200 mg/5 mL

    Made by Novitium Pharma

    Product page on anipharmaceuticals.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg/5 mL White to off-White

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL70954-188-10

    Inactive ingredients: water, methylparaben, propylparaben, sorbitol, cellulose, microcrystalline, glycerin, carboxymethylcellulose sodium

    FDA label

  • ApotexCapsule 200 mg · Tablet 400 mg, 800 mg

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg White body and aqua blue opaque cap, capsule, 18 mm, marked “APO / 042”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10060505-0042-6

    400 mg White, oval, 15 mm, marked “Apotex / 5306”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10060505-5306-1

    800 mg White, oval, 19 mm, marked “Apotex / 5307”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10060505-5307-1

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, gelatin, FD&C Blue No. 1, titanium dioxide, ammonia, ferrosoferric oxide, butyl alcohol, alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, shellac

    FDA label

  • Aurobindo PharmaTablet 400 mg, 800 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    400 mg White, round, 11 mm, marked “AC400”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 1059651-965-10
    Bottle of 10059651-965-01
    Bottle of 50059651-965-05

    800 mg White, oval, 19 mm, marked “AC / 800”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 1059651-966-10
    Bottle of 10059651-966-01
    Bottle of 50059651-966-05

    Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone k30, sodium lauryl sulfate

    FDA label

  • Avet PharmaceuticalsCapsule 200 mg · Tablet 400 mg, 800 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Pharmobedient Consulting

    Product page on avetpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg Light blue opaque and aqua blue opaque, capsule, 19 mm, marked “HP / 229 / HP / 229”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10023155-229-01
    Bottle of 50023155-229-05

    200 mg White opaque body and powder blue opaque cap, capsule, 19 mm, marked “Y211”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10023155-962-01
    Bottle of 50023155-962-05

    400 mg White, round, 12 mm, marked “HP / 227”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10023155-227-01
    Bottle of 50023155-227-05

    800 mg White, oval, 22 mm, marked “HP / 228”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10023155-228-01
    Bottle of 50023155-228-05

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone k25, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, starch, corn, gelatin, FD&C Blue No. 2, titanium dioxide, shellac, propylene glycol, ammonia, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide, FD&C Blue No. 1, lactose monohydrate, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 6, sodium lauryl sulfate, silicon dioxide

    FDA label

  • BionpharmaTablet 400 mg, 800 mg

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Adaptis Pharma

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    400 mg White to off white, round, 12 mm, marked “S047”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10069452-290-20
    Bottle of 50069452-290-30

    800 mg Light Blue, capsule, 19 mm, marked “S042”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10069452-291-20
    Bottle of 50069452-291-30

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone k30, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, magnesium stearate, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • Camber PharmaceuticalsSuspension 200 mg/5 mL · Tablet 400 mg, 800 mg

    Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Hetero Labs

    Product page on camberpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg/5 mL White to off white

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL31722-681-47

    400 mg Pink, hexagon (6 sided), 12 mm, marked “J / 49”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10031722-777-01
    Bottle of 50031722-777-05

    800 mg Blue, oval, 19 mm, marked “J / 50”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10031722-778-01
    Bottle of 50031722-778-05

    Inactive ingredients: carboxymethylcellulose sodium, methylparaben, microcrystalline cellulose, glycerin, noncrystallizing sorbitol solution, propylparaben, water, silicon dioxide, ferric oxide red, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, povidone, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • Carlsbad TechnologyCapsule 200 mg · Tablet 400 mg, 800 mg

    Has lactose

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg Blue, capsule, 20 mm, marked “CTI / 114”

    PackageNDC
    Box of 120061442-114-01
    Box of 600061442-114-05

    400 mg White, oval, 15 mm, marked “CTI / 112”

    PackageNDC
    Box of 240061442-112-01
    Box of 600061442-112-05

    800 mg White, oval, 19 mm, marked “CTI / 113”

    PackageNDC
    Box of 240061442-113-01
    Box of 600061442-113-05

    Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, starch, corn, cellulose, microcrystalline, sodium starch glycolate type a potato

    FDA label

  • Chartwell RXCapsule 200 mg · Suspension 200 mg/5 mL · Tablet 800 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Pharmobedient Consulting

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg White (white opaque body) , blue (powder blue opaque cap), capsule, 19 mm, marked “Y211”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5062135-039-50

    200 mg/5 mL White to Off-White

    PackageNDC
    Box of 100 mL62135-803-24
    Box of 400 mL62135-803-23
    Bottle of 473 mL62135-803-47

    800 mg White, capsule, 19 mm, marked “Y213”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 5062135-019-50

    Inactive ingredients: gelatin, starch, corn, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, potassium hydroxide, ferrosoferric oxide, FD&C Blue No. 1, titanium dioxide, lactose monohydrate, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Yellow No. 6, shellac, propylene glycol, glycerin, methylparaben, propylparaben, noncrystallizing sorbitol solution, microcrystalline cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, banana, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, povidone k30

    FDA label

  • Florida Pharmaceutical ProductsCapsule 200 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40 · Made by Regcon Holdings

    Product page on flpharmaproducts.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg Aqua blue opaque body, light blue opaque cap, oval, 10 mm, marked “QP146”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10071921-146-01

    Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, magnesium stearate, FD&C Blue No. 1, gelatin, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, D&C Yellow No. 10, ferrosoferric oxide, shellac, propylene glycol

    FDA label

  • Glenmark PharmaceuticalsOintment 5%

    Product page on glenmarkpharma-us.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 15 g68462-746-17
    Carton of 30 g68462-746-35

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol

    FDA label

  • Macleods PharmaceuticalsOintment 5%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5% White to off-white

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 15 g33342-439-15
    Carton of 30 g33342-439-30

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol

    FDA label

  • Modavar PharmaceuticalsCapsule 200 mg

    Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Cadila Pharmaceuticals

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg Pale blue - Opaque, capsule, 19 mm, marked “CP115 / 200”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10072241-028-05
    Bottle of 50072241-028-10

    Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2

    FDA label

  • NorthStar RxOintment 5%

    Made by Glenmark Specialty

    Product page on northstarrxllc.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 15 g16714-885-01
    Carton of 30 g16714-885-02

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol

    FDA label

  • Novadoz PharmaceuticalsSuspension 200 mg/5 mL

    Made by MSN Laboratories

    Product page on novadozpharma.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg/5 mL White to off-white

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 473 mL72205-170-72

    Inactive ingredients: carboxymethylcellulose sodium, glycerin, methylparaben, cellulose, microcrystalline, propylparaben, sorbitol solution, water

    FDA label

  • PadagisCream 5%

    Product page on padagis.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5 g45802-044-75

    Inactive ingredients: cetostearyl alcohol, mineral oil, poloxamer 407, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, water, petrolatum

    FDA label

  • Quinn PharmaceuticalsCapsule 200 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40 · Made by Regcon Holdings

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    200 mg Aqua blue opaque body, light blue opaque cap, oval, 10 mm, marked “QP146”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10069076-146-01

    Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, FD&C Blue No. 1, gelatin, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, D&C Yellow No. 10, brown iron oxide, shellac, propylene glycol

    FDA label

  • Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesOintment 5% · Cream 5%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 5 g51672-1360-5
    Carton of 15 g51672-1360-1
    Carton of 30 g51672-1360-2

    5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 2 g51672-1361-9
    Carton of 5 g51672-1361-5

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol, cetostearyl alcohol, mineral oil, poloxamer 407, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, water, petrolatum

    FDA label

  • Torrent PharmaceuticalsOintment 5%
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5% White

    PackageNDC
    Tube of 15 g13668-515-01
    Tube of 30 g13668-515-02

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol 300, polyethylene glycol

    FDA label

  • Viona PharmaceuticalsOintment 5% · Capsule 200 mg

    Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3 · Made by Cadila Pharmaceuticals and Zydus Lifesciences

    Product page on vionausa.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5% OPAQUE WHITE TO OFF-WHITE

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 15 g72578-082-01
    Carton of 30 g72578-082-06

    200 mg Blue opaque and white opaque, capsule, 19 mm, marked “668”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3072578-002-06
    Bottle of 9072578-002-16
    Bottle of 10072578-002-01
    Bottle of 50072578-002-05
    Bottle of 100072578-002-10

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3, gelatin, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate, starch, corn, titanium dioxide

    FDA label

  • Westminster PharmaceuticalsTablet 400 mg, 800 mg

    Made by Pharmobedient Consulting

    Product page on wprx.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    400 mg White, round, 12 mm, marked “Y212”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10069367-137-01
    Bottle of 50069367-137-05

    800 mg White, oval, 19 mm, marked “Y213”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 10069367-138-01
    Bottle of 50069367-138-05

    Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, povidone k30, magnesium stearate

    FDA label

  • XiromedOintment 5%

    Product page on xiromed.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    5%

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 15 g70700-107-15
    Carton of 30 g70700-107-16

    Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol

    FDA label

  • Zydus LifesciencesTablet 400 mg, 800 mg
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    400 mg White to off-white, round, 11 mm, marked “791”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3068382-791-06
    Bottle of 9068382-791-16
    Bottle of 10068382-791-01
    Carton of 10068382-791-30
    Bottle of 50068382-791-05
    Bottle of 100068382-791-10

    800 mg White to off-white, oval, 19 mm, marked “792”

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 3068382-792-06
    Bottle of 9068382-792-16
    Bottle of 10068382-792-01
    Carton of 10068382-792-30
    Bottle of 50068382-792-05
    Bottle of 100068382-792-10

    Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, starch, corn

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

ZOVIRAX Ointment 5% is indicated in the management of initial genital herpes and in limited non-lifethreatening mucocutaneous HSV infections in immunocompromised patients.

Source: the FDA label for Zovirax (Bausch Health US, LLC), October 31, 2020. Full label on DailyMed 

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