Microzide vs. its authorized generic and generics

How many

How to pay the least

Lowest price anyone can pay

$4 for 30 capsules

Generic hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 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 hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg.See Walmart’s price list

Rather have it mailed? $10 a month from Rx Outreach, by mail. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.

Open Rx Outreach

For 3 months at a time $10 for 90 capsules at Walmart. Ask your prescriber to write it for 90 days.

See Walmart’s price list

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Microzide, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Brand nameMicrozide

Authorized generichydrochlorothiazide

Regular generichydrochlorothiazide

What you’d pay

Not soldNo longer sold

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

Cash price$4for 30 capsules at Walmart

Same as Microzide?

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Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNot sold

Microzide itself isn’t sold as a prescription anymore. Its generic versions, if any, are in the other tabs.

See the authorized generic →

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

The same medicine as Microzide, without the brand name. Give the pharmacy its NDC to get it.

hydrochlorothiazide

Sold by

Actavis Pharma

NDC to ask for

12.5 mgcapsule
- 0591-0347-0111-digit: 00591-0347-01100 capsules per bottle
- 0591-0347-0511-digit: 00591-0347-05500 capsules per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Microzide, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Actavis Pharma (NDC 0591-0347-01), and for a regular generic?”

Paying cash? Ask for each one’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges for each.

Brand and authorized generic labels

Official labels and ingredient lists from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).

Microzide itself isn’t sold anymore, so there’s no current brand label to compare. Here’s the authorized generic’s label.

Authorized generic package label from Actavis Pharma — Authorized genericActavis Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg

Inactive:

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
Ferrosoferric oxide
Gelatin
Lactose monohydrate
Magnesium stearate
Silicon dioxide
Corn starch
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericWhere to buy it

Pharmacies’ own cash prices for generic hydrochlorothiazide, lowest first.

Pick up in storeDelivered

Pick up in store: Hy-Vee $10for 90 capsules12.5 mgIowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, WisconsinFind the nearest store
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy $3.98for 30 capsules12.5 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: Walmart $4for 30 capsules12.5 mg90 capsules: $10Not in North Dakota; prices may be higher in some states, like California and MinnesotaFind the nearest store
Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs $5.52for 30 capsules12.5 mgPlus $5.25 shipping
Delivered: Rx Outreach $10a month12.5 mg90-day supply: $20Free delivery
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card $13.46for 30 capsules12.5 mgFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it

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 Microzide 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.

Rising Pharma Holdings12.5 mg

Has lactose · Has dyes: D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1 · Made by Aurobindo Pharma

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

12.5 mg Blue, capsule, 15 mm, marked “D / 26”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 57237-002-01
Bottle of 500 57237-002-05
Bottle of 1000 57237-002-99

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, FD&C Blue No. 1, D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, ferrosoferric oxide, shellac
FDA label
ScieGen Pharmaceuticals12.5 mg

Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

12.5 mg White, capsule, 14 mm, marked “SG / 146”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 50228-146-30
Bottle of 100 50228-146-01
Bottle of 500 50228-146-05
Bottle of 1000 50228-146-10

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3, shellac, alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, propylene glycol, ammonia, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide
FDA label
Unichem Pharmaceuticals12.5 mg

Product page on unichemusa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

12.5 mg White, capsule, 16 mm, marked “U / 130”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 29300-130-01
Bottle of 500 29300-130-05
Bottle of 1000 29300-130-10

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, ferrosoferric oxide, gelatin, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, starch, corn, titanium dioxide
FDA label
Westminster Pharmaceuticals12.5 mg

Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1 · Made by ScieGen Pharmaceuticals

Product page on wprx.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

12.5 mg Light blue, capsule, 14 mm, marked “SG / 146”

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 69367-219-01
Bottle of 500 69367-219-05
Bottle of 1000 69367-219-10

Inactive ingredients: silicon dioxide, starch, corn, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, FD&C Blue No. 1, shellac, alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, propylene glycol, ammonia, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	57237-002-01
Bottle of 500	57237-002-05
Bottle of 1000	57237-002-99

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	50228-146-30
Bottle of 100	50228-146-01
Bottle of 500	50228-146-05
Bottle of 1000	50228-146-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	29300-130-01
Bottle of 500	29300-130-05
Bottle of 1000	29300-130-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	69367-219-01
Bottle of 500	69367-219-05
Bottle of 1000	69367-219-10

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

High blood pressure

What the FDA label says

Hydrochlorothiazide is indicated in the management of hypertension either as the sole therapeutic agent, or in combination with other antihypertensives. Unlike potassium sparing combination diuretic products, hydrochlorothiazide may be used in those patients in whom the development of hyperkalemia cannot be risked, including patients taking ACE inhibitors.

Usage in Pregnancy: The routine use of diuretics in an otherwise healthy woman is inappropriate and exposes mother and fetus to unnecessary hazard. Diuretics do not prevent development of toxemia of pregnancy, and there is no satisfactory evidence that they are useful in the treatment of developed toxemia.

Edema during pregnancy may arise from pathological causes or from the physiologic and mechanical consequences of pregnancy. Diuretics are indicated in pregnancy when edema is due to pathologic causes, just as they are in the absence of pregnancy. Dependent edema in pregnancy resulting from restriction of venous return by the expanded uterus is properly treated through elevation of the lower extremities and use of support hose; use of diuretics to lower intravascular volume in this case is illogical and unnecessary. There is hypervolemia during normal pregnancy which is harmful to neither the fetus nor the mother (in the absence of cardiovascular disease), but which is associated with edema, including generalized edema in the majority of pregnant women. If this edema produces discomfort, increased recumbency will often provide relief. In rare instances this edema may cause extreme discomfort which is not relieved by rest. In these cases a short course of diuretics may provide relief and may be appropriate.

Source: the FDA label for Hydrochlorothiazide (Actavis Pharma, Inc.), December 31, 2023. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Microzide (color, shape, or markings). That’s normal for an authorized generic.
If your prescription says “dispense as written,” the pharmacy needs your prescriber’s OK to give you the authorized generic.
Cash prices can differ a lot from one pharmacy to the next, so it can pay to ask two. With insurance, what you pay depends on your plan.
If your pharmacy doesn’t stock it, they can often order it within a day or two.
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/microzide/