Full price comparison · US & Canada
Zovirax Prices — US Pharmacy Cost vs Canada — Save Up to 83% in the US
Cheaper in the US
0%
lower price for Acyclovir Sodium, based on the lowest comparable per-unit prices we found
US · discount card
$4.28
per fill
Lowest listed pharmacy price
US · Cost Plus Drugs
$0.038
per unit
Published price, no card needed
Canada
$0.230
per tablet
Lowest listed pharmacy price
US pharmacy prices — 20ml of 50mg/ml
| Pharmacy | Discount-card price | Regular cash price | Average retail |
|---|---|---|---|
| $4.28Lowest | $7.28 | $36.33 | |
| $4.28Lowest | $7.28 | $36.33 | |
| $5.19 | $8.19 | $36.33 | |
| $7.60 | $10.60 | $36.33 | |
| $7.60 | $10.60 | $36.33 | |
| $9.65 | $12.65 | $36.33 | |
| $13.70 | $16.70 | $36.33 |
"Discount-card price" reflects a standard prescription discount card, not insurance. Prices change often — confirm at the pharmacy before filling.
Canadian pharmacy prices
Initial · 200 mgfrom $39.99
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.570 | 300 | $0.00 | $171.96Lowest | |
| $0.590 | 90 | $14.95 | $52.98 | |
| $0.630 | 90 | $14.95 | $56.97 | |
| $0.670 | 90 | $14.95 | $60.53 | |
| $0.700 | 200 | $0.00 | $139.60 | |
| $0.710 | 60 | $14.95 | $42.38 | |
| $0.760 | 60 | $14.95 | $45.57 | |
| $0.810 | 60 | $14.95 | $48.42 | |
| $1.60 | 25 | $0.00 | $39.99 | |
| $2.08 | 25 | $0.00 | $51.89 |
Initial · 200 mg/5 mLfrom $156.82
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.330 | — | Free | $156.82Lowest | |
| $0.350 | — | Free | $167.99 |
Initial · 400 mgfrom $52.22
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.570 | 100 | $14.95 | $56.50Lowest | |
| $0.730 | 90 | $14.95 | $65.28 | |
| $0.780 | 90 | $14.95 | $70.19 | |
| $0.830 | 90 | $14.95 | $74.58 | |
| $0.870 | 60 | $14.95 | $52.22 | |
| $0.880 | 90 | $14.95 | $79.04 | |
| $0.930 | 60 | $14.95 | $55.79 | |
| $0.940 | 60 | $14.95 | $56.15 | |
| $0.990 | 60 | $14.95 | $59.66 | |
| $1.00 | 100 | $0.00 | $100.00 | |
| $1.20 | 50 | $0.00 | $59.99 |
Initial · 800 mgfrom $20.76
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.760 | 90 | $14.95 | $68.00Lowest | |
| $0.860 | 90 | $14.95 | $77.57 | |
| $0.930 | 90 | $14.95 | $83.41 | |
| $0.940 | 210 | $0.00 | $197.22 | |
| $0.980 | 90 | $14.95 | $88.62 | |
| $1.03 | 60 | $14.95 | $62.06 | |
| $1.11 | 60 | $14.95 | $66.73 | |
| $1.18 | 60 | $14.95 | $70.90 | |
| $1.21 | 100 | $0.00 | $121.00 | |
| $1.62 | 35 | $0.00 | $56.54 | |
| $4.15 | 5 | $0.00 | $20.76 | |
| $4.61 | 5 | $0.00 | $23.07 | |
| $8.00 | 5 | $0.00 | $39.99 |
Generic · 0.05from $14.35
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.920 | — | Free | $18.46Lowest | |
| $1.44 | — | Free | $14.35 | |
| $1.50 | — | Free | $29.99 | |
| $1.79 | — | $14.95 | $53.64 | |
| $1.89 | — | $14.95 | $37.75 | |
| $2.08 | — | $0.00 | $62.46 | |
| $2.50 | — | Free | $24.99 | |
| $3.69 | — | $0.00 | $36.94 | |
| $5.52 | — | $14.95 | $248.22 | |
| $5.82 | — | $14.95 | $174.67 | |
| $11.14 | — | Free | $356.53 | |
| $11.36 | — | $14.95 | $1,022.38 | |
| $11.47 | — | Free | $366.99 | |
| $12.03 | — | $14.95 | $721.68 | |
| $13.43 | — | Free | $53.72 | |
| $14.95 | — | $9.95 | $478.40 | |
| $16.00 | — | Free | $63.99 | |
| $21.20 | — | $9.95 | $84.79 |
Generic · 3 %from $94.44
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20.99 | — | $14.95 | $94.44Lowest |
Generic · 200 mgfrom $17.58
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.230 | 90 | $14.95 | $20.44Lowest | |
| $0.230 | 180 | $14.95 | $40.87 | |
| $0.240 | 90 | $14.95 | $21.98 | |
| $0.260 | 90 | $14.95 | $23.78 | |
| $0.290 | 60 | $14.95 | $17.58 | |
| $0.320 | 60 | $14.95 | $19.03 | |
| $0.490 | 100 | $0.00 | $48.96 | |
| $0.670 | 100 | $0.00 | $67.00 | |
| $0.710 | — | $0.00 | $71.15 | |
| $0.740 | 30 | $0.00 | $22.19 | |
| $0.790 | — | $0.00 | $79.05 | |
| $0.820 | 30 | $0.00 | $24.65 | |
| $0.850 | 100 | $14.95 | $84.51 | |
| $0.850 | 100 | $14.95 | $85.00 | |
| $0.980 | 100 | $9.95 | $98.02 | |
| $1.16 | 25 | $0.00 | $29.06 | |
| $1.41 | — | $0.00 | $141.26 | |
| $1.57 | — | $0.00 | $156.95 | |
| $1.60 | 25 | $0.00 | $39.99 |
Generic · 400 mgfrom $16.99
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.230 | 112 | Free | $26.17Lowest | |
| $0.330 | 112 | Free | $36.99 | |
| $0.340 | 90 | $14.95 | $30.60 | |
| $0.340 | 180 | $14.95 | $61.20 | |
| $0.360 | 56 | Free | $19.88 | |
| $0.370 | 90 | $14.95 | $32.90 | |
| $0.390 | 168 | $14.95 | $66.00 | |
| $0.390 | 90 | $14.95 | $35.07 | |
| $0.440 | 60 | $14.95 | $26.32 | |
| $0.470 | 60 | $14.95 | $28.06 | |
| $0.490 | — | $0.00 | $82.35 | |
| $0.540 | 112 | $0.00 | $60.00 | |
| $0.540 | — | $0.00 | $91.50 | |
| $0.550 | 56 | Free | $30.99 | |
| $0.580 | 168 | $14.95 | $97.68 | |
| $0.680 | — | $0.00 | $76.19 | |
| $0.760 | — | $0.00 | $84.65 | |
| $0.790 | 56 | $0.00 | $43.99 | |
| $1.34 | 100 | $9.95 | $134.40 | |
| $1.50 | 100 | $0.00 | $150.22 | |
| $2.43 | — | $0.00 | $243.27 | |
| $2.70 | — | $0.00 | $270.30 | |
| $3.40 | 5 | $0.00 | $16.99 | |
| $3.78 | 5 | $0.00 | $18.88 |
Generic · 800 mgfrom $21.71
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.440 | 105 | Free | $46.71Lowest | |
| $0.550 | 105 | Free | $57.99 | |
| $0.640 | 35 | Free | $22.39 | |
| $0.670 | 105 | $0.00 | $70.86 | |
| $0.710 | 90 | $14.95 | $63.58 | |
| $0.710 | 180 | $14.95 | $127.16 | |
| $0.760 | 70 | $14.95 | $53.42 | |
| $0.760 | 90 | $14.95 | $68.37 | |
| $0.790 | 90 | $14.95 | $71.25 | |
| $0.910 | 100 | $0.00 | $91.00 | |
| $0.940 | 35 | Free | $32.99 | |
| $0.950 | 60 | $14.95 | $56.99 | |
| $1.25 | 35 | $0.00 | $43.85 | |
| $1.78 | 90 | $14.95 | $160.10 | |
| $1.88 | 60 | $14.95 | $113.01 | |
| $2.01 | 100 | $9.95 | $200.55 | |
| $2.17 | 20 | $0.00 | $43.34 | |
| $3.78 | — | $0.00 | $378.48 | |
| $4.21 | — | $0.00 | $420.53 | |
| $4.34 | 5 | $0.00 | $21.71 | |
| $4.82 | 5 | $0.00 | $24.12 |
Brand · 0.05from $14.35
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.920 | — | Free | $18.46Lowest | |
| $1.44 | — | Free | $14.35 | |
| $1.50 | — | Free | $29.99 | |
| $1.79 | — | $14.95 | $53.64 | |
| $1.89 | — | $14.95 | $37.75 | |
| $2.08 | — | $0.00 | $62.46 | |
| $2.50 | — | Free | $24.99 | |
| $3.69 | — | $0.00 | $36.94 | |
| $5.52 | — | $14.95 | $248.22 | |
| $5.82 | — | $14.95 | $174.67 | |
| $11.14 | — | Free | $356.53 | |
| $11.36 | — | $14.95 | $1,022.38 | |
| $11.47 | — | Free | $366.99 | |
| $12.03 | — | $14.95 | $721.68 | |
| $13.43 | — | Free | $53.72 | |
| $14.95 | — | $9.95 | $478.40 | |
| $16.00 | — | Free | $63.99 | |
| $21.20 | — | $9.95 | $84.79 |
Brand · 3 %from $94.44
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20.99 | — | $14.95 | $94.44Lowest |
Brand · 200 mgfrom $17.58
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.230 | 90 | $14.95 | $20.44Lowest | |
| $0.230 | 180 | $14.95 | $40.87 | |
| $0.240 | 90 | $14.95 | $21.98 | |
| $0.260 | 90 | $14.95 | $23.78 | |
| $0.290 | 60 | $14.95 | $17.58 | |
| $0.320 | 60 | $14.95 | $19.03 | |
| $0.490 | 100 | $0.00 | $48.96 | |
| $0.670 | 100 | $0.00 | $67.00 | |
| $0.710 | — | $0.00 | $71.15 | |
| $0.740 | 30 | $0.00 | $22.19 | |
| $0.790 | — | $0.00 | $79.05 | |
| $0.820 | 30 | $0.00 | $24.65 | |
| $0.850 | 100 | $14.95 | $84.51 | |
| $0.850 | 100 | $14.95 | $85.00 | |
| $0.980 | 100 | $9.95 | $98.02 | |
| $1.16 | 25 | $0.00 | $29.06 | |
| $1.41 | — | $0.00 | $141.26 | |
| $1.57 | — | $0.00 | $156.95 | |
| $1.60 | 25 | $0.00 | $39.99 |
Brand · 400 mgfrom $16.99
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.230 | 112 | Free | $26.17Lowest | |
| $0.330 | 112 | Free | $36.99 | |
| $0.340 | 90 | $14.95 | $30.60 | |
| $0.340 | 180 | $14.95 | $61.20 | |
| $0.360 | 56 | Free | $19.88 | |
| $0.370 | 90 | $14.95 | $32.90 | |
| $0.390 | 168 | $14.95 | $66.00 | |
| $0.390 | 90 | $14.95 | $35.07 | |
| $0.440 | 60 | $14.95 | $26.32 | |
| $0.470 | 60 | $14.95 | $28.06 | |
| $0.490 | — | $0.00 | $82.35 | |
| $0.540 | 112 | $0.00 | $60.00 | |
| $0.540 | — | $0.00 | $91.50 | |
| $0.550 | 56 | Free | $30.99 | |
| $0.580 | 168 | $14.95 | $97.68 | |
| $0.680 | — | $0.00 | $76.19 | |
| $0.760 | — | $0.00 | $84.65 | |
| $0.790 | 56 | $0.00 | $43.99 | |
| $1.34 | 100 | $9.95 | $134.40 | |
| $1.50 | 100 | $0.00 | $150.22 | |
| $2.43 | — | $0.00 | $243.27 | |
| $2.70 | — | $0.00 | $270.30 | |
| $3.40 | 5 | $0.00 | $16.99 | |
| $3.78 | 5 | $0.00 | $18.88 |
Brand · 800 mgfrom $21.71
| Pharmacy | Price / tablet | Pack size | Shipping | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.440 | 105 | Free | $46.71Lowest | |
| $0.550 | 105 | Free | $57.99 | |
| $0.640 | 35 | Free | $22.39 | |
| $0.670 | 105 | $0.00 | $70.86 | |
| $0.710 | 90 | $14.95 | $63.58 | |
| $0.710 | 180 | $14.95 | $127.16 | |
| $0.760 | 70 | $14.95 | $53.42 | |
| $0.760 | 90 | $14.95 | $68.37 | |
| $0.790 | 90 | $14.95 | $71.25 | |
| $0.910 | 100 | $0.00 | $91.00 | |
| $0.940 | 35 | Free | $32.99 | |
| $0.950 | 60 | $14.95 | $56.99 | |
| $1.25 | 35 | $0.00 | $43.85 | |
| $1.78 | 90 | $14.95 | $160.10 | |
| $1.88 | 60 | $14.95 | $113.01 | |
| $2.01 | 100 | $9.95 | $200.55 | |
| $2.17 | 20 | $0.00 | $43.34 | |
| $3.78 | — | $0.00 | $378.48 | |
| $4.21 | — | $0.00 | $420.53 | |
| $4.34 | 5 | $0.00 | $21.71 | |
| $4.82 | 5 | $0.00 | $24.12 |
Canadian prices are converted to USD at the time of listing and shown before any duties. Shipping and delivery times vary by pharmacy.
Interchangeable forms
Per RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine), these share the same active ingredient and strength as Acyclovir Sodium.
Frequently asked questions
Is Acyclovir Sodium (Zovirax) expensive if I don't have insurance?
At the US pharmacies in our data, the lowest listed discount-card price for Acyclovir Sodium is around $4.28. Prices vary by pharmacy, dosage, and pack size, so use the table above to compare specific options near you.
Can I buy Acyclovir Sodium (Zovirax) at a Cost Plus Drugs price?
Yes — Cost Plus Drugs lists Acyclovir Sodium at roughly $0.038 per unit, a published price with no membership card or coupon involved. See the three-price comparison above for how that stacks up against discount-card pharmacies.
How much does Acyclovir Sodium (Zovirax) cost in Canada?
Canadian pharmacy listings in our data show Acyclovir Sodium priced from about $0.230 per tablet (converted to USD), before shipping. Pack size and pharmacy both affect the final total — see the Canada pricing table for specifics.
Why does Acyclovir Sodium (Zovirax) cost more in one country than the other?
Drug pricing is set separately in each country through different negotiation, regulatory, and distribution systems, so the same medication can legitimately carry different price tags on either side of the border. In this case, our data shows the US price is actually the lower of the two once a program like Cost Plus Drugs is factored in — the assumption that Canada is always cheaper doesn't hold for every drug.
How is Acyclovir Sodium priced under an insurance plan?
The cost of Acyclovir Sodium with insurance depends entirely on the specifics of your plan, including its formulary (list of covered drugs), deductible, and copay or coinsurance structure. You should contact your insurance provider directly to confirm coverage and your expected out-of-pocket cost. If your plan does not cover this medication or your patient responsibility is high, you can inquire about alternative savings options, such as pharmacy discount programs or manufacturer assistance, which may be usable even with Medicare or Medicaid plans. It's often helpful to compare the price available through these savings programs with your insurance copay to find the most affordable option.