How to pay the least
From
$16.23 for 30 tablets
Generic prasugrel with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.
- Get the free Team Cuban Card. It costs nothing to sign up.See the price and get the card
- At a pharmacy that takes it, show the card and ask for generic prasugrel.Find a pharmacy that takes it
Rather have it mailed? From $25 for 30 tablets from Rx Outreach, by mail. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.
Open Rx OutreachA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Effient, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Details for each option
Brand nameNo maker’s card
We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Effient’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Effient’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Effient 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 prasugrel, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Pick up in store: Costco $43.99for 90 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $43.99for 90 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $16.23for 30 tablets5 mg $16.23 · 10 mg $17.73Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Delivered: Rx Outreach $25for 30 tablets5 mg, 10 mgFree delivery
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $27.19for 30 tablets10 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Optum Perks $42.73for 30 tablets10 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $110for 30 tablets10 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
4 companies sell a generic of Effient 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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ApotexAll 2 strengths
Has lactose · Made by Panacea Biotec
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg Yellow, round, 6 mm, marked “P / 5”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 60505-4642-3 10 mg Beige, round, 8 mm, marked “P / 10”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 60505-4643-3 10 mg Beige, round, 8 mm, marked “PL / 10”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 60505-4856-3 Inactive ingredients: mannitol, hypromelloses, hydroxypropyl cellulose, low substituted, cellulose, microcrystalline, stearic acid, glyceryl behenate/eicosadioate, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, triacetin, ferric oxide yellow, ferric oxide red
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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 Yellow, hexagon (6 sided), 8 mm, marked “I / 23”
Package NDC Carton of 30 65862-829-03 Bottle of 30 65862-829-30 10 mg Beige, hexagon (6 sided), 11 mm, marked “I / 24”
Package NDC Carton of 30 65862-830-03 Bottle of 30 65862-830-30 Inactive ingredients: glyceryl dibehenate, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (6 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, sucrose stearate, titanium dioxide, triacetin, ferric oxide yellow, ferric oxide red
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Mylan PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths
Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Yellow No. 6
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg Yellow, oval, 8 mm, marked “M / PH1”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0378-5185-93 10 mg Brown, oval, 11 mm, marked “M / PH2”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 0378-5186-93 Inactive ingredients: crospovidone, FD&C Yellow No. 6, glyceryl dibehenate, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, mannitol, starch, corn, sucrose, 6-stearate, titanium dioxide, triacetin, ferric oxide yellow, ferrosoferric oxide, ferric oxide red
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Unichem PharmaceuticalsAll 2 strengths
Has lactose
Product page on unichemusa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
5 mg Light yellow to yellowish, capsule, 8 mm, marked “U / 301”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 29300-301-13 10 mg Light brown to brown, capsule, 11 mm, marked “U / 302”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 29300-302-13 Inactive ingredients: ferric oxide yellow, glyceryl dibehenate, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose (11% hydroxypropyl; 120000 mw), mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose 102, sucrose stearate, talc, titanium dioxide, triacetin, 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 Effient, 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
Effient is a P2Y 12 platelet inhibitor indicated for the reduction of thrombotic cardiovascular events (including stent thrombosis) in patients with acute coronary syndrome who are to be managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as follows:
- Patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
- Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) when managed with either primary or delayed PCI.
Source: the FDA label for Effient (Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), September 7, 2022. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Effient. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Effient’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/effient/