Free from the maker, if you qualify Immediate Supply. In order to redeem this offer, patient must have a valid prescription for a covered insulin and attest to being at risk of rationing insulin due to financial hardship. Or call 1-844-668-6463.
Free from the maker, if you qualify Novo Nordisk Patient Assistance Program (PAP). For all other medications, total household income must be at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. Or call 1-866-310-7549.
Tresiba is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold.
Compare every option
Question
Brand nameTresiba
Authorized genericinsulin degludec
Regular genericinsulin degludec
What you’d pay
From$35a month with the maker’s card
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldNone sold yet
Same as Tresiba?
The original
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Coverage: With Medicare, a month’s supply of a covered insulin costs no more than $35.
“If you have private or commercial insurance, such as insurance you receive through an employer or purchase yourself, you can pay as little as $35 or no more than $99 per prescription with the Tresiba® Savings Offer.”
“With this savings program, you may be eligible to pay $35 for a monthly supply of any combination of Novo Nordisk insulin products, up to 3 vials or 2 packs of pens (up to 35 mL) and get 1 pack of needles for $25.”
From the maker’s offer on tresiba.com, checked November 2, 2026. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Maker’s card or discount card?
A discount card like GoodRx lowers the pharmacy’s cash price, but for a brand-name drug that price often stays high. Compare it with the maker’s price above. You can usually use one or the other on a fill, not both.
Brand nameTrumpRx.gov price
TrumpRx.gov, the federal government’s drug price site, lists Tresiba at a price its maker agreed to, for people paying without insurance.
TrumpRx.gov$35FlexTouch®, 100 units/mLTrumpRx sends you to NovoCare, Novo Nordisk’s own program, to order it.
From TrumpRx.gov, read October 28, 2026. Its page opens on this price; other strengths and amounts are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.
Brand nameWith a free discount coupon
Optum Perks, Optum’s free discount coupon, lists these prices for Tresiba without insurance. Show the coupon from its page at the pharmacy; it can’t be used with insurance.
From Optum Perks, read November 2, 2026, with no location set. Its page opens on this dose; other doses and pharmacies near you are priced there too. With insurance, check your co-pay first: it may be lower.
Authorized genericNot sold
There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Tresiba itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Tresiba is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.
Tresiba is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.
“Commercial insurance” means a plan from a job, from the marketplace, or one you buy yourself. A retiree plan that’s part of Medicare counts as Medicare. Co-pay cards can’t be used with Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, TRICARE or VA.
Most cards need a sign-up on the maker’s site, and many work only if your plan covers the drug. Then give the card’s details to your pharmacy.
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/tresiba/