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Berdazimer Brand names: Zelsuvmi

Berdazimer (Zelsuvmi) is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 2024. No generic is listed; pharmacies paid $61.89 per gram (Zelsuvmi 10.3% gel) in the October 7, 2026 NADAC survey.

  • No generic listed

Check it at the source: the berdazimer FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 8, 2025, LNHC, Inc.); the NDA 217424 record on Drugs@FDA; every berdazimer label on DailyMed.

Highlights of the record

FDA label of July 8, 2025; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026; NADAC October 7, 2026

Used for

From the label: indications and usage

ZELSUVMI™ is indicated for the topical treatment of molluscum contagiosum (MC) in adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older.

Forms and strengths

Kit.

On the market

Earliest approval on file
January 5, 2024 Zelsuvmi, Lnhc; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
Generic approvals
No generic approved
Labelers listed (NDC)
1 of which 0 under generic applications, 1 under brand applications, repackagers included
Last listed patent
July 10, 2035 Zelsuvmi gel; not a generic launch date

Supply and safety

Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
$61.89 per gram Zelsuvmi 10.3% gel
Shortage (FDA)
No current entry
Recalls by its makers (FDA)
No recall recorded
FAERS reports
71 through July 30, 2026

What is berdazimer used for?

From the label: indications and usage

ZELSUVMI™ is indicated for the topical treatment of molluscum contagiosum (MC) in adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older. ZELSUVMI™ is a nitric oxide (NO) releasing agent indicated for the topical treatment of molluscum contagiosum (MC) in adults and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older.

Source: FDA drug label (ZELSUVMI), LNHC, Inc., effective July 8, 2025 (SPL set 76b17622-bdb9-41ea-b962-c2acc0df71f7), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

Is there a generic for berdazimer (Zelsuvmi)?

No generic berdazimer is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).

The Orange Book lists 14 patents for Zelsuvmi gel: the compound patent runs to May 30, 2026, and the last listed entry to July 10, 2035. A patent or exclusivity date is not the date a generic goes on sale: court cases and settlements move it either way.

  • 2024 earliest approval on file
  • 2035 last listed patent

Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)

What do pharmacies pay for berdazimer (Zelsuvmi)?

In CMS's NADAC survey of October 7, 2026, pharmacies paid $61.89 per gram (Zelsuvmi 10.3% gel). The chart's scale runs from the lowest to the highest price shown, not from zero. NADAC is what retail pharmacies paid their wholesalers, per unit, in CMS's monthly survey; what a patient pays depends on insurance and the pharmacy.

  • Zelsuvmi 10.3% gel (brand)
$61.89
$61.56
December 2025October 2026
NADAC per unit, October 7, 2026
Strength and formBrand or genericPharmacy cost30 tablets, or one pen or vial12-month change
Zelsuvmi 10.3% gelBrand$61.89 per gramn/an/a

Source: CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) survey, October 7, 2026: what retail pharmacies paid per unit; not a counter price

What do FAERS reports show for berdazimer?

The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 71 reports that list berdazimer among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 0 are coded as a death and 0 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.

The most reported reactions

  • Application Site Pain (named in the label)41
  • Application Site Erythema (named in the label)22
  • Application Site Discolouration7
  • Application Site Irritation (named in the label)7
  • Application Site Pruritus (named in the label)7
  • Application Site Rash6
  • Application Site Vesicles (named in the label)6
  • Wrong Technique In Product Usage Process (a use or a product term, not a reaction)6

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026

What next?

Berdazimer side effects
the label's list beside FAERS reports
Check an interaction
what two or more labels say about each other