How to pay the least
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$11.22 for 30 tablets delivered ($5.97 plus $5.25 shipping)
Generic pioglitazone from Cost Plus Drugs, by mail. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Make a free account on costplusdrugs.com. Ask your prescriber to send the prescription there, or Cost Plus Drugs can transfer it.Open Cost Plus Drugs
- Order generic pioglitazone. It comes by mail.
Need it today? From $14.14 for 30 tablets with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Get the free card and show it there.
See the price and get the cardA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Actos, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
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Details for each option
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Actos’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Actos’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Actos itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. A regular generic is sold, with the same active ingredient: ask the pharmacy for its price.
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic pioglitazone, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $5.97for 30 tablets15 mg $5.97 · 30 mg $7.21 · 45 mg $6.66Plus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Marley Drug $37for a 6-month supplyNot every strength is on its list12-month supply: $70Shipping included
- Pick up in store: Costco $18.79for 90 tablets30 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $18.79for 90 tablets30 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Delivered: Rx Outreach $12a month15 mg, 30 mg, 45 mg90-day supply: $16Free delivery
- Pick up in store: Hy-Vee $38for 90 tablets15 mg, 30 mg, 45 mgIowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, WisconsinFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $13.10for 30 tablets15 mg $13.10 · 30 mg $14.30 · 45 mg $14Prime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $14.14for 30 tablets15 mg $14.14 · 30 mg $14.86 · 45 mg $14.89Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Delivered: Optum Perks $17.11for 30 tablets30 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $21.69for 30 tablets30 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $77.33for 30 tablets30 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Sam's Club See its pricePlus members only · $120 a yearFind the nearest store
From each pharmacy’s own site, read November 2, 2026. Confirm the price before you fill.
About these prices
Prices change, can differ by store and state, and may depend on the strength and how many you take. With insurance, ask what your plan charges; it can be less.
Regular genericWho makes it
7 companies sell a generic of Actos that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.
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Aurobindo PharmaAll 3 strengths
Has lactose
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
15 mg White to Off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “31 / H”
Package NDC Carton of 30 65862-512-10 Bottle of 30 65862-512-30 Bottle of 90 65862-512-90 Bottle of 500 65862-512-05 30 mg White to Off-white, round, 7 mm, marked “32 / H”
Package NDC Carton of 30 65862-513-10 Bottle of 30 65862-513-30 Bottle of 90 65862-513-90 Bottle of 500 65862-513-05 45 mg White to Off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “33 / H”
Package NDC Carton of 30 65862-514-10 Bottle of 30 65862-514-30 Bottle of 90 65862-514-90 Bottle of 500 65862-514-05 Inactive ingredients: carboxymethylcellulose calcium, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate
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Chartwell RXAll 3 strengths
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
15 mg White to Off-White, round, 6 mm, marked “15 / A2”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62135-804-30 Bottle of 90 62135-804-90 30 mg White to Off-White, round, 8 mm, marked “30 / A2”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62135-805-30 Bottle of 90 62135-805-90 45 mg White to Off-White, round, 9 mm, marked “45 / A2”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 62135-806-30 Bottle of 90 62135-806-90 Inactive ingredients: carboxymethylcellulose calcium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate
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Macleods PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
15 mg White to off white, round, 7 mm, marked “ML86”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-054-07 Bottle of 90 33342-054-10 Box of 100 33342-054-12 Bottle of 500 33342-054-15 30 mg White to off white, round, 8 mm, marked “ML87”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-055-07 Bottle of 90 33342-055-10 Box of 100 33342-055-12 Bottle of 500 33342-055-15 45 mg White to off white, round, 10 mm, marked “ML91”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 33342-056-07 Bottle of 90 33342-056-10 Box of 100 33342-056-12 Bottle of 500 33342-056-15 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, carboxymethylcellulose calcium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate
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NorthStar RxAll 3 strengths
Has lactose · Made by Macleods Pharmaceuticals
Product page on northstarrxllc.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
15 mg White to off white, round, 7 mm, marked “ML86”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 16714-645-01 Bottle of 90 16714-645-02 Bottle of 500 16714-645-03 30 mg White to off white, round, 8 mm, marked “ML87”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 16714-646-01 Bottle of 90 16714-646-02 Bottle of 500 16714-646-03 45 mg White to off white, round, 10 mm, marked “ML91”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 16714-647-01 Bottle of 90 16714-647-02 Bottle of 500 16714-647-03 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, carboxymethylcellulose calcium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate
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Rising Pharma HoldingsAll 3 strengths
Has lactose · Made by Aurobindo Pharma
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
15 mg White to Off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “31 / H”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 57237-219-30 Bottle of 90 57237-219-90 Bottle of 500 57237-219-05 30 mg White to Off-white, round, 7 mm, marked “32 / H”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 57237-220-30 Bottle of 90 57237-220-90 Bottle of 500 57237-220-05 45 mg White to Off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “33 / H”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 57237-221-30 Bottle of 90 57237-221-90 Bottle of 500 57237-221-05 Inactive ingredients: carboxymethylcellulose calcium, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate
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Teva PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
15 mg White to off-white, round, 7 mm, marked “TEVA / 7271”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0093-7271-56 Bottle of 90 0093-7271-98 Bottle of 500 0093-7271-05 30 mg White to off-white, round, 7 mm, marked “TEVA / 7272”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0093-7272-56 Bottle of 90 0093-7272-98 Bottle of 500 0093-7272-05 45 mg White to off-white, round, 8 mm, marked “TEVA / 7273”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0093-7273-56 Bottle of 90 0093-7273-98 Bottle of 500 0093-7273-05 Inactive ingredients: carboxymethylcellulose calcium, hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), magnesium stearate, mannitol
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Unichem PharmaceuticalsAll 3 strengths
Has lactose · Made by Solgen Pharma
Product page on unichemusa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
15 mg White, round, 6 mm, marked “C / 78”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 76385-178-30 Bottle of 90 76385-178-90 Bottle of 500 76385-178-50 Bottle of 1000 76385-178-10 30 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “C / 79”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 76385-179-30 Bottle of 90 76385-179-90 Bottle of 500 76385-179-50 Bottle of 1000 76385-179-10 45 mg White, round, 9 mm, marked “C / 80”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 76385-180-30 Bottle of 90 76385-180-90 Bottle of 500 76385-180-50 Bottle of 1000 76385-180-10 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, cellulose, microcrystalline, hydroxypropyl cellulose
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What to say at the pharmacy
“Before you fill my Actos, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand and for a generic?”
Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
ACTOS is a thiazolidinedione and an agonist for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in multiple clinical settings.
Important Limitations of Use:
- Not for treatment of type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis.
Source: the FDA label for Actos (Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.), March 28, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Actos. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Actos’s maker.
- Don’t stop or change a medicine without talking to your pharmacist or prescriber.
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/actos/