How to pay the least
From
$21.62 for 30 tablets
Generic zolpidem at CVS with the free Optum Perks coupon. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Get the free Optum Perks coupon from its page. There’s nothing to sign up for.Get the free Optum Perks coupon
- Ask your prescriber to send the prescription to your nearest CVS. Or ask the store’s pharmacy to transfer it from your pharmacy.Find the nearest store
- Show the coupon and ask for generic zolpidem. It can’t be used with insurance.
With a membership From $11.99 for 30 tablets at Costco ($65 a year).
See Costco’s price listA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Ambien, 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 Ambien’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Ambien’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Ambien 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 zolpidem, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Pick up in store: Costco $11.99for 30 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $12.20for 30 tablets5 mg, 10 mgPrime 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: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $21.62for 30 tablets10 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $40.68for 30 tablets10 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind 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
6 companies sell a generic of Ambien 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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ACI HealthcareAll 2 strengths
Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 2--aluminum lake, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Pharmazone
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg Pink, round, 7 mm, marked “IT117”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 71093-155-04 Bottle of 1000 71093-155-06 10 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “IT118”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 71093-156-04 Bottle of 1000 71093-156-06 Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, microcrystalline cellulose 102, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, polydextrose, titanium dioxide, triacetin, polyethylene glycol, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue No. 2--aluminum lake
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Aurobindo PharmaAll 2 strengths
Has lactose
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White to Off-white, round, 5 mm, marked “E / 78”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 65862-159-01 Carton of 100 65862-159-10 Bottle of 500 65862-159-05 Bottle of 1000 65862-159-99 10 mg White to Off-white, oval, 9 mm, marked “E / 79”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 65862-160-01 Carton of 100 65862-160-10 Bottle of 500 65862-160-05 Bottle of 1000 65862-160-99 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, magnesium stearate, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 400, titanium dioxide
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Chartwell RXAll 2 strengths
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White to off white, capsule, 7 mm, marked “CE / 198”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 62135-778-90 10 mg White to off white, capsule, 9 mm, marked “CE / 199”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 62135-779-90 Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, starch, corn, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, sodium starch glycolate type a potato
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NorthStar RxAll 2 strengths
Has lactose · Made by Aurobindo Pharma
Product page on northstarrxllc.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White to Off-white, round, 5 mm, marked “E / 78”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16714-621-01 Carton of 100 16714-621-11 Bottle of 500 16714-621-02 10 mg White to Off-white, oval, 9 mm, marked “E / 79”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16714-622-01 Carton of 100 16714-622-11 Bottle of 500 16714-622-02 Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, magnesium stearate, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), polyethylene glycol 400, titanium dioxide
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SandozAll 2 strengths
Has lactose
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “ZLP / 5”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0781-5317-31 Bottle of 100 0781-5317-01 Bottle of 500 0781-5317-05 Bottle of 1000 0781-5317-10 10 mg Yellow, round, 7 mm, marked “ZLP / 10”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0781-5318-31 Bottle of 100 0781-5318-01 Bottle of 500 0781-5318-05 Bottle of 1000 0781-5318-10 Inactive ingredients: carnauba wax, silicon dioxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol 400, povidone, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, talc, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide yellow
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Torrent PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg Red, oval, 10 mm, marked “5 / MG”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 13668-007-30 Bottle of 90 13668-007-90 Bottle of 100 13668-007-01 Bottle of 500 13668-007-05 Bottle of 1000 13668-007-10 Bottle of 1500 13668-007-15 10 mg Peach-yellow, oval, 10 mm, marked “10 / MG”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 13668-008-30 Bottle of 90 13668-008-90 Bottle of 100 13668-008-01 Bottle of 500 13668-008-05 Bottle of 1000 13668-008-10 Bottle of 1500 13668-008-15 Inactive ingredients: ferric oxide red
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 Ambien, 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
AMBIEN, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor positive modulator, is indicated for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulties with sleep initiation.
Source: the FDA label for Ambien (Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), February 7, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Ambien. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Ambien’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/ambien/