Adempas

Generic name: riociguat

Used for: High blood pressure in the lungs from blood clots (CTEPH) · High blood pressure in the lungs (PAH) · 1 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic riociguat

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic riociguat.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Adempas, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameAdempas
Authorized genericriociguat
Regular genericriociguat
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Adempas?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameThe maker’s card

Aim Co-pay Assistance Program

Savings card from Bayer

No insuranceNeeds insuranceNo cash price listed.
Insurance · as little as $0 a fill

Sign up on adempas-us.com 

Or call 1-855-423-3672.

In the maker’s words

“With private or commercial insurance, you may pay as little as $0 for your Adempas medicine…”

From the maker’s offer on adempas-us.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.

Maker’s card or discount card?

A discount card like GoodRx lowers the pharmacy’s cash price, but for a brand-name drug that price often stays high. Compare it with the maker’s card above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Adempas 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.

See the regular generic →

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of Adempas 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.

It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.

  • Zydus LifesciencesAll 5 strengths

    Made by MSN Laboratories

    Packages and NDCs

    0.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 970710-2156-8
    Bottle of 9070710-2156-9

    1 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 970710-2157-8
    Bottle of 9070710-2157-9

    1.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 970710-2158-8
    Bottle of 9070710-2158-9

    2 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 970710-2159-8
    Bottle of 9070710-2159-9

    2.5 mg

    PackageNDC
    Bottle of 970710-2160-8
    Bottle of 9070710-2160-9

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 Adempas, 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

Adempas is a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator indicated for the treatment of adults with:

  • Persistent/recurrent Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) (WHO Group 4) after surgical treatment or inoperable CTEPH to improve exercise capacity and WHO functional class.
  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) (WHO Group 1) to improve exercise capacity, improve WHO functional class and to delay clinical worsening.

Source: the FDA label for Adempas (Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.), August 13, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Good to know

Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/adempas/