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How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic clonidine

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic clonidine.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 Catapres-TTS, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Catapres-TTS’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Catapres-TTS’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Catapres-TTS 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

3 companies sell a generic of Catapres-TTS 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.

  • Actavis PharmaPatch 0.1 mg/day, 0.2 mg/day, 0.3 mg/day
    Packages and NDCs

    0.1 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280591-3508-04

    0.2 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280591-3509-04

    0.3 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280591-3510-04

    FDA label

  • Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesER patch 0.1 mg/24 hr, 0.2 mg/24 hr, 0.3 mg/24 hr
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.1 mg/24 hr

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 9675907-023-48

    0.2 mg/24 hr

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 9675907-024-48

    0.3 mg/24 hr

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 9675907-025-48

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, light mineral oil, polyisobutylene (1100000 mw)

    FDA label

  • Mylan PharmaceuticalsPatch 0.1 mg/day, 0.2 mg/day, 0.3 mg/day

    Product page on viatris.com

    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    0.1 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-0871-99

    0.2 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-0872-99

    0.3 mg/day

    PackageNDC
    Carton of 280378-0873-99

    Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, mineral oil

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 Catapres-TTS, 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

Catapres‑TTS® is indicated in the treatment of hypertension. It may be employed alone or concomitantly with other antihypertensive agents.

Source: the FDA label for Catapres-TTS (Technomed Inc.), October 7, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

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