Quick answers
- What is Neoral?
- Neoral is a brand name of Cyclosporine, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Neoral products in 3 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Neoral?
- Novartis holds the FDA application for Neoral (NDA050715, approved July 14, 1995).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Neoral?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 17 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Neoral product, 15 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- What do pharmacies pay for Neoral?
- CMS lists a National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) for 2 Neoral strengths and forms (see the table below). That is what pharmacies pay to buy it, not what you pay: your price depends on your insurance and your pharmacy.
- Has Neoral been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 1 recall of Neoral products; the newest started September 16, 2022. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.
What Neoral is
Each Neoral product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Cyclosporine · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyclosporine 100 mg capsule, liquid filled (oral) | Neoral | 8 products, 8 companies | DailyMed |
| cyclosporine 100 mg/mL solution (oral) | Neoral | 1 product, 1 company | DailyMed |
| cyclosporine 25 mg capsule, liquid filled (oral) | Neoral | 8 products, 8 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Cyclosporine →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| cyclosporine 100 mg capsule, liquid filled | Brand: Neoral | $11.77 per capsule Generic of the same strength and form: $1.25 per capsule |
| cyclosporine 25 mg capsule, liquid filled | Brand: Neoral | $2.95 per capsule Generic of the same strength and form: $0.3309 per capsule |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on July 8, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that list Neoral
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Neoral products.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation3 products
Recalls
From FDA enforcement reports, matched by the product’s NDC code or label. A recall usually covers specific lots: check the lot number on your package and ask your pharmacist. Do not stop a medicine on your own.
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September 16, 2022 · Class II · Terminated · D-1543-2022
CGMP deviations: Out of specification results obtained during routine stability testing for ethanol content.
Neoral soft gelatin capsules (cyclosporine capsules, USP) Modified, 25 mg, Rx Only, 30 Soft Gelatin Capsules per carton, Mfg by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ 07936, NDC # 0078-0246-15. — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.