Generic Minoxidil vs. Rogaine
I did just a little snooping around Amazon.com to see the price difference between Rogaine and Generic Minoxidil. The generic is definitely cheaper by a good margin, here are the numbers:
- Name Brand: $45.95 for a 3 month supply of Rogaine (5% minoxidil) extra strength for Men by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare
- Generic: $27.75 for a 4 month supply of Kirkland’s generic 5% extra strength minoxidil solution.
So the name brand version costs about $15 per month. The generic is less than half, $6.90 per month. That’s a pretty big savings when you consider that minoxidil users often use the product for 10 years or more.
If you use this stuff for 10 years, at today’s prices: The brand-name would cost you $1800. The generic would be $828 over the same period. And that’s not counting in inflation, etc.