Quick answers
- What is Savella?
- Savella is a brand name of Milnacipran hydrochloride, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 5 Savella products in 4 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Savella?
- Abbvie holds the FDA application for Savella (NDA022256, approved January 14, 2009). 1 other company (repackagers or distributors) also list Savella products.
- Is there a generic or store brand of Savella?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 8 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Savella product, 8 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- What do pharmacies pay for Savella?
- CMS lists a National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) for 4 Savella 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 Savella been recalled?
- No recall linked to Savella products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
What Savella is
Each Savella 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.
Milnacipran hydrochloride · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| milnacipran hydrochloride 100 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Savella | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| milnacipran hydrochloride 12.5 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Savella | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| milnacipran hydrochloride 25 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Savella | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
| milnacipran hydrochloride 50 mg tablet, film coated (oral) | Savella | 2 products, 2 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Milnacipran hydrochloride →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA022256 | Abbvie | January 14, 2009 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| milnacipran hydrochloride 100 mg tablet, film coated | Brand: Savella | $8.15 per tablet Generic of the same strength and form: $2.73 per tablet |
| milnacipran hydrochloride 12.5 mg tablet, film coated | Brand: Savella | $8.17 per tablet Generic of the same strength and form: $1.22 per tablet |
| milnacipran hydrochloride 25 mg tablet, film coated | Brand: Savella | $8.15 per tablet Generic of the same strength and form: $2.38 per tablet |
| milnacipran hydrochloride 50 mg tablet, film coated | Brand: Savella | $8.16 per tablet Generic of the same strength and form: $2.83 per tablet |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 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 Savella
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Savella products.
- Allergan, Inc.4 products
- Cardinal Health 107, LLC1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to Savella products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
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.