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Ask for the cash price

Generic nitroglycerin

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic nitroglycerin.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 Nitrolingual, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameNitrolingual
Authorized genericnitroglycerin
Regular genericnitroglycerin
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldThere isn’t one
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Nitrolingual?
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 Nitrolingual’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Nitrolingual’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Nitrolingual 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 genericAsk the pharmacy

Generic nitroglycerin is sold. Ask the pharmacy for its cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Nitrolingual, 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

Nitrolingual Pumpspray is a nitrate vasodilator indicated for acute relief of an attack or prophylaxis of angina pectoris due to coronary artery disease.

Source: the FDA label for Nitrolingual (INDEPENDENCE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC), May 13, 2024. Full label on DailyMed 

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