An authorized generic of Glucotrol XL was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (glipizide) is available.
Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026
How to pay the least
Lowest without a membership
$9 for 30 tablets
Generic glipizide XL 5 mg at Walmart
- Ask your prescriber to send the prescription to your nearest Walmart. Or ask the store’s pharmacy to transfer it from your pharmacy.Find the nearest store
- Ask for generic glipizide XL 5 mg.See Walmart’s price list
Rather have it mailed? $11.97 for 30 tablets delivered ($6.72 plus $5.25 shipping) from Cost Plus Drugs. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.
Open Cost Plus DrugsFor 3 months at a time $13.56 for 90 tablets at Walgreens with the free Optum Perks coupon. Ask your prescriber to write it for 90 days.
Get the free Optum Perks couponWith a membership $6.56 for 30 tablets from Amazon Pharmacy, by mail ($139 a year).
Open Amazon PharmacyA regular generic has the same active ingredient as Glucotrol XL, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameGlucotrol XL
Authorized genericglipizide
Regular genericglipizide
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Same as Glucotrol XL?
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 Glucotrol XL’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Glucotrol XL’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.
Authorized genericNot sold now
Regular genericWhere to buy it
Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic glipizide, lowest first.
Pick up in storeDelivered
- Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $13.56for 90 tablets5 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Amazon RxPass $5a month10 mgCovers all your RxPass medicines togetherPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Not in California or Washington, or with Medicaid or CHIP
- Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $19.46for 90 tablets5 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $6.52for 30 tablets2.5 mg $6.52 · 5 mg $6.56 · 10 mg $10.51Prime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Prime price: limits on some medicines if you're over 65 or have Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE
- Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $6.72for 30 tablets2.5 mg $8.21 · 5 mg $6.72 · 10 mg $7.35Plus $5.25 shipping
- Delivered: Optum Perks $22.77for 90 tablets5 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
- Pick up in store: Hy-Vee $25for 90 tablets2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mgIowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, WisconsinFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Walmart $9for 30 tablets2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg90 tablets: $24Not in North Dakota; prices may be higher in some states, like California and MinnesotaFind the nearest store
- Pick up in store: Costco $29.99for 90 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
- Delivered: Costco $29.99for 90 tablets10 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
- Delivered: Rx Outreach $12a month2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg90-day supply: $16Free delivery
- Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $14.87for 30 tablets2.5 mg $15.39 · 5 mg $14.87 · 10 mg $16.34Free card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
- 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
3 companies sell a generic of Glucotrol XL 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 Pharma2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose
Product page on aurobindousa.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
2.5 mg White to Off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “G / 2 / 5”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 59651-780-30 5 mg White to Off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “G / 5”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 59651-781-30 Bottle of 100 59651-781-01 Bottle of 500 59651-781-05 10 mg White to off-white, round, 6 mm, marked “G / 10”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 59651-782-30 Bottle of 100 59651-782-01 Bottle of 500 59651-782-05 Bottle of 1000 59651-782-99 Inactive ingredients: acetyltributyl citrate, ammonia, hydroxyethyl cellulose (4000 mpa.s at 1%), hydroxypropyl cellulose (90000 wamw), ferrosoferric oxide, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), polyethylene glycol 400, propylene glycol, shellac
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NorthStar Rx2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6 · Made by Zydus Lifesciences
Product page on northstarrxllc.com
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
2.5 mg Yellow, round, 6 mm, marked “2”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 16714-894-01 5 mg Orange, round, 6 mm, marked “3”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16714-895-01 Bottle of 500 16714-895-02 10 mg White, round, 6 mm, marked “4”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 16714-896-01 Bottle of 500 16714-896-02 Inactive ingredients: acetyltributyl citrate, aluminum oxide, ammonia, butyl alcohol, FD&C Yellow No. 5, ferrosoferric oxide, hydroxyethyl cellulose (2000 cps at 1%), hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromelloses, isopropyl alcohol, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1), polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, shellac, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, FD&C Yellow No. 6
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Rising Pharma Holdings2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg
Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 2 · Made by Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories
How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs
2.5 mg Blue, round, 8 mm, marked “P / 25”
Package NDC Bottle of 30 64980-279-03 5 mg White to off white, round, 8 mm, marked “P / 5”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 64980-280-01 Bottle of 500 64980-280-05 Bottle of 1000 64980-280-10 10 mg White to off white, round, 10 mm, marked “P / 10”
Package NDC Bottle of 100 64980-281-01 Bottle of 500 64980-281-05 Bottle of 1000 64980-281-10 Inactive ingredients: polyethylene glycol 3350, polyethylene oxide 200000, polyethylene oxide 7000000, hypromellose 2910 (15 mpa.s), hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), magnesium stearate, sodium chloride, ferric oxide red, cellulose acetate, FD&C Blue No. 2, lactose monohydrate, titanium dioxide, triacetin, shellac, ferrosoferric oxide, propylene glycol
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
GLUCOTROL XL is a sulfonylurea indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Limitations of Use: Not for treatment of type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis
Source: the FDA label for Glucotrol XL (Roerig), July 21, 2026. Full label on DailyMed
Prices checked November 2, 2026. Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/glucotrol-xl/