An authorized generic of Cardizem CD was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (diltiazem hydrochloride) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Ask for the cash price
Generic diltiazem CD
No pharmacy we check posts a price for diltiazem CD, 30 capsules.
- Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic diltiazem CD.Find pharmacies near you
- 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 Cardizem CD, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameCardizem CD
Authorized genericdiltiazem
Regular genericdiltiazem
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Cardizem CD?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ
Details for each option
Details for
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Cardizem CD’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Cardizem CD’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWho makes it
3 companies sell a generic of Cardizem CD 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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Actavis PharmaAll 5 strengths
Has dyes: D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40 · Sold as Cartia XT
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
120 mg White and orange, capsule, 18 mm, marked “Andrx / 597 / 120 / mg”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 62037-597-90 Bottle of 500 62037-597-05 180 mg Yellow and orange, capsule, 22 mm, marked “Andrx / 598 / 180 / mg”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 62037-598-90 Bottle of 500 62037-598-05 240 mg Light brown and orange, capsule, 22 mm, marked “Andrx / 599 / 240 / mg”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 62037-599-90 Bottle of 500 62037-599-05 300 mg Orange and orange, capsule, 22 mm, marked “Andrx / 600 / 300 / mg”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 62037-600-90 Bottle of 500 62037-600-05 360 mg White and blue, capsule, 23 mm, marked “2918”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 0228-2918-09 Inactive ingredients: acetyltributyl citrate, ammonio methacrylate copolymer type b, D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, ethylcellulose (10 mpa.s), FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, gelatin, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:2), propylene glycol, polysorbate 80, starch, corn, sucrose, talc, titanium dioxide, ferric oxide yellow, ferrosoferric oxide, ferric oxide red, ammonio methacrylate copolymer (type a), hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw), sodium lauryl sulfate, triethyl citrate, potassium hydroxide, shellac
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Ingenus PharmaceuticalsAll 5 strengths
Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Novast Laboratories
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
120 mg White/white, capsule, 18 mm, marked “N365 / 120”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 50742-248-30 Bottle of 90 50742-248-90 Bottle of 500 50742-248-05 Bottle of 1000 50742-248-10 180 mg Light blue/light blue, capsule, 19 mm, marked “N366 / 180”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 50742-249-30 Bottle of 90 50742-249-90 Bottle of 500 50742-249-05 Bottle of 1000 50742-249-10 240 mg Light blue/dark blue, capsule, 21 mm, marked “N367 / 240”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 50742-250-30 Bottle of 90 50742-250-90 Bottle of 500 50742-250-05 Bottle of 1000 50742-250-10 300 mg Dark blue/white, capsule, 23 mm, marked “N368 / 300”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 50742-251-30 Bottle of 90 50742-251-90 Bottle of 500 50742-251-05 Bottle of 1000 50742-251-10 360 mg Dark blue/dark blue, capsule, 23 mm, marked “N369 / 360”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 50742-252-30 Bottle of 90 50742-252-90 Bottle of 500 50742-252-05 Bottle of 1000 50742-252-10 Inactive ingredients: hypromelloses, sucrose, starch, corn, methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) type a, triethyl citrate, talc, hydroxypropyl cellulose, ammonio methacrylate copolymer type a, ammonio methacrylate copolymer type b, ethylcelluloses, diethyl phthalate, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, polydextrose, triacetin, polyethylene glycol 8000, gelatin, sodium lauryl sulfate, shellac, potassium hydroxide, ferrosoferric oxide, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Yellow No. 6
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Upsher-Smith LaboratoriesAll 5 strengths
Has dyes: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40 · Made by TWi Pharmaceuticals
Product page on upsher-smith.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
120 mg Light turquoise blue, capsule, 19 mm, marked “T026 / 120”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 24979-026-06 Bottle of 90 24979-026-07 Bottle of 500 24979-026-02 Drum of 42000 24979-026-00 180 mg Light blue and light turquoise blue, capsule, 22 mm, marked “T027 / 180”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 24979-027-06 Bottle of 90 24979-027-07 Bottle of 500 24979-027-02 Drum of 30000 24979-027-00 240 mg Light blue, capsule, 24 mm, marked “T028 / 240”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 24979-028-06 Bottle of 90 24979-028-07 Bottle of 500 24979-028-02 Package of 24000 24979-028-00 300 mg Gray and light blue, capsule, 23 mm, marked “T029 / 300”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 24979-029-06 Bottle of 90 24979-029-07 Bottle of 500 24979-029-02 Drum of 20000 24979-029-00 360 mg White and light blue, capsule, 23 mm, marked “T030 / 360”
Package NDC Bottle of 90 24979-030-07 Drum of 21000 24979-030-00 Inactive ingredients: FD&C Blue No. 1, gelatin, sodium lauryl sulfate, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate, ferrosoferric oxide, sucrose, starch, corn, ammonio methacrylate copolymer type b, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Red No. 40, D&C Yellow No. 10, propylene glycol, shellac, hydroxypropyl cellulose
The FDA doesn’t rate Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Apotex, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Mylan Institutional, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, NorthStar Rx, Slate Run Pharmaceuticals and Zydus Lifesciences’s versions of diltiazem a substitute for Cardizem CD, so a pharmacy can’t swap them in without your prescriber’s OK.
Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.
What it’s used for
What the FDA label says
CARDIZEM CD is indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive medications.
CARDIZEM CD is indicated for the management of chronic stable angina and angina due to coronary artery spasm.
Source: the FDA label for Cardizem CD (Bausch Health US LLC), December 10, 2025. Full label on DailyMed
Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/cardizem-cd/