How to pay the least
Lowest price
$18.12 for 30 tablets
Generic alendronate 70 mg with the free Team Cuban Card, at pharmacies that take it
- 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 alendronate 70 mg.Find a pharmacy that takes it
A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Fosamax, 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 Fosamax’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Fosamax’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Fosamax 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 alendronate, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Delivered: Marley Drug $37for a 6-month supplyNot every strength is on its list12-month supply: $70Shipping included
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $7.38for 30 tablets10 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $14.78for 30 tablets10 mg $14.78 · 35 mg $18.18 · 70 mg $18.12Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $17.90for 30 tablets10 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: Costco $16.99for 12 tablets70 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $16.99for 12 tablets70 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Pick up in store: Hy-Vee $25for 12 tablets35 mg, 70 mgIowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, WisconsinFind 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 Fosamax 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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Aurobindo Pharma35 mg, 70 mg
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
35 mg White to Off-white, oval, 10 mm, marked “F / 19”
Package NDC Carton of 4 65862-328-04 Carton of 12 65862-328-08 Carton of 20 65862-328-20 Carton of 100 65862-328-10 70 mg White to Off-white, oval, 13 mm, marked “F / 21”
Package NDC Carton of 4 65862-329-04 Carton of 12 65862-329-08 Carton of 20 65862-329-20 Bottle of 100 65862-329-01 Carton of 100 65862-329-10 Bottle of 500 65862-329-05 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone k30, sodium starch glycolate type a potato
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Cipla35 mg, 70 mg
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
35 mg White, capsule, 10 mm, marked “C223”
Package NDC Carton of 4 69097-223-16 Carton of 12 69097-223-76 70 mg White, capsule, 13 mm, marked “C224”
Package NDC Carton of 4 69097-224-16 Carton of 12 69097-224-76 Inactive ingredients: mannitol, cellulose, microcrystalline, sodium starch glycolate type a potato, starch, corn, magnesium stearate
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NorthStar Rx10 mg, 35 mg, 70 mg
Made by Aurobindo Pharma
Product page on northstarrxllc.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg White to Off-white, round, 5 mm, marked “F / 18”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 16714-631-01 Bottle of 100 16714-631-02 Carton of 100 16714-631-11 35 mg White to Off-white, oval, 10 mm, marked “F / 19”
Package NDC Carton of 4 16714-632-01 Carton of 20 16714-632-02 Carton of 100 16714-632-11 70 mg White to Off-white, oval, 13 mm, marked “F / 21”
Package NDC Carton of 4 16714-633-01 Carton of 20 16714-633-02 Carton of 100 16714-633-11 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone k30, sodium starch glycolate type a potato
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Rising Pharma Holdings10 mg, 35 mg, 70 mg
Made by Aurobindo Pharma
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
10 mg White to Off-white, round, 5 mm, marked “F / 18”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 64980-340-03 Bottle of 100 64980-340-01 35 mg White to Off-white, oval, 10 mm, marked “F / 19”
Package NDC Carton of 4 64980-341-14 Carton of 12 64980-341-12 70 mg White to Off-white, oval, 13 mm, marked “F / 21”
Package NDC Carton of 4 64980-342-14 Bottle of 100 64980-342-01 Bottle of 500 64980-342-50 Inactive ingredients: starch, corn, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone k30, sodium starch glycolate type a potato
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 Fosamax, 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
- Osteoporosis
- Preventing osteoporosis after menopause
- Osteoporosis caused by steroid medicines
- Paget’s disease of bone
What the FDA label says
FOSAMAX is a bisphosphonate indicated for:
- Treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
- Treatment to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis
- Treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
- Treatment of Paget's disease of bone
Limitations of use: Optimal duration of use has not been determined. For patients at low-risk for fracture, consider drug discontinuation after 3 to 5 years of use.
Source: the FDA label for Fosamax (Organon LLC), March 12, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Good to know
- A regular generic may look different from Fosamax. The FDA requires it to work the same way.
- We didn’t find a savings card from Fosamax’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/fosamax/