Health · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-10
A per-fill price difference is small on one receipt and large across a year of fills.
Turn two prices and a fill count into the per-fill, yearly, and monthly price difference.
Anyone comparing a brand medicine with its generic at a pharmacy counter.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Write the brand and generic names from the prescription label. Ask the pharmacist if the names differ.
Price both versions at the same pharmacy on the same day. Prices differ between shops.
Count the fills the prescription needs in a year. Use the refills on the label.
Ask the pharmacist which generic is stocked and what your plan charges for it.
Keep the comparison with the prescription records. Recheck it when the plan changes.
The brand costs $85.00 and the generic $18.00 per fill, with 12 fills a year. The yearly price difference is $804.00.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
U.S. National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus · reviewed 2026-10-10
What this source supports: MedlinePlus publishes consumer drug information pages maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
Source limit: Your prescription label and pharmacist instructions govern your own dosing schedule.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
This guide compares the prices you enter. It does not check whether a generic is right for you.
Your prescription label and pharmacist instructions govern your own dosing schedule.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Turn two prices and a fill count into the per-fill, yearly, and monthly price difference.
This App compares the prices you enter. It does not check whether a generic is right for you.
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