Brand-name prescription

Actemra ACTPen

tocilizumab

Compare your options

Compare	Actemra ACTPenBrand name	Authorized genericWithout the Actemra ACTPen name	Regular generictocilizumab
What pharmacies pay	$1,151per 0.9 mL syringe	Not sold	Not sold
Same as Actemra ACTPen?	The original	–	–
Ways to save	Maker’s cardas little as $0 a treatmentwith commercial insurance	–	–
With insurance	Your plan’s brand co-pay	–	–

No authorized generic: There isn’t one.

No regular generic: Actemra ACTPen is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.

Prices are the average U.S. drugstores pay (source: Medicaid, September 23, 2026). What you pay depends on your plan or the pharmacy.

Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

The maker’s savings card

Rx Maker’s savings card Genentech

ACTEMRA Co-pay Program

With commercial insurance

as little as $0 a treatment

No insurance

This card needs commercial insurance. The maker doesn’t list a cash price on this page.

The card pays up to $15,000 a year.

Get it on actemra.com

In the maker’s words

“With the ACTEMRA Co-pay Program, eligible patients with commercial insurance could pay as little as $0 per treatment for ACTEMRA.”

From the maker’s offer on actemra.com, checked September 25, 2026. What you pay depends on your plan. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Before you use a discount card

Discount cards like GoodRx take money off the pharmacy’s cash price. For a brand-name drug, that price is often still high. With commercial insurance, Actemra ACTPen’s own card may bring it to as little as $0 a treatment.

Look up the discount-card price, then compare it with this estimate. You can use a maker’s card or a discount card, but usually not both on the same fill.

What pharmacies pay

The average U.S. drugstores pay for each strength (source: Medicaid, September 23, 2026). What you pay depends on your plan or the pharmacy.

Strength	Actemra ACTPen
162 mg/0.9 mLper 0.9 mL syringe	$1,151

Good to know

There’s no authorized generic of Actemra ACTPen.
“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to your pharmacy.
Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.