Zanaflex vs. its authorized generic and generics

Strength How many

How to pay the least

From

$9 for 30 capsules

Generic tizanidine at Walmart. Pick the strength on your label above for its own price.

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 tizanidine.See Walmart’s price list

Rather have it mailed? From $10.63 for 30 capsules delivered ($5.38 plus $5.25 shipping) from Cost Plus Drugs. Make a free account, then have your prescription sent there.

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

Compare every option

Brand nameZanaflex

Authorized generictizanidine

Regular generictizanidine

What you’d pay

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price

Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually among the lowest

From$9for 30 capsules at Walmart

Same as Zanaflex?

The original

Same medicine

Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Zanaflex’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Zanaflex’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericThe NDC to ask for

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

tizanidine

Sold by

Actavis Pharma

Your strength

NDC to ask for

2 mgcapsule
- 0591-2788-8611-digit: 00591-2788-86150 capsules per bottle
4 mgcapsule
- 0591-2789-8611-digit: 00591-2789-86150 capsules per bottle
6 mgcapsule
- 0591-2790-8611-digit: 00591-2790-86150 capsules per bottle

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

What to say at the pharmacy

“Before you fill my Zanaflex, can you tell me what I’d pay for the brand, for the authorized generic from Actavis Pharma, 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).

2 mg capsule

Zanaflex doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

Authorized generic package label from Actavis Pharma — Authorized genericActavis Pharma

See the ingredients

Active: tizanidine hydrochloride 2 mg

Inactive:

FD&C Blue No. 1
Gelatin
Hypromelloses
Silicon dioxide
Sucrose
Titanium dioxide

4 mg capsule

Zanaflex doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

See the ingredients

Active: tizanidine hydrochloride 4 mg

Inactive:

FD&C Blue No. 1
Gelatin
Hypromelloses
Silicon dioxide
Sucrose
Titanium dioxide

6 mg capsule

Zanaflex doesn’t come in this strength, so there’s no brand label to compare.

See the ingredients

Active: tizanidine hydrochloride 6 mg

Inactive:

FD&C Blue No. 1
Gelatin
Hypromelloses
Silicon dioxide
Sucrose
Titanium dioxide

Regular genericWhere to buy it

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

Pick up in storeDelivered

Delivered: Amazon RxPass $5a month2 mgCovers all your RxPass medicines togetherPrime members only · $139 a year · Free delivery · Not in California or Washington, or with Medicaid or CHIP
Delivered: Cost Plus Drugs from $5.38for 30 tablets2 mg: $5.38 for 30 tablets4 mg: $5.62 for 30 tablets2 mg: $6.10 for 30 capsules4 mg: $6.90 for 30 capsules6 mg: $8 for 30 capsulesPlus $5.25 shipping
Delivered: Optum Perks $17.60for 90 tablets4 mgPlus $5 shipping · Not with insurance
Delivered: Marley Drug $37for a 6-month supplyNot every strength is on its listup to 4 pills a day · 12-month supply: $70Shipping included
Pick up in store: Costco $18.79for 90 tablets4 mgMembers only · $65 a yearFind the nearest store
Delivered: Costco $18.79for 90 tablets4 mgMembers only · $65 a year · Plus shipping
Pick up in store: CVS Pharmacy + Optum Perks $24.42for 90 tablets4 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Delivered: Amazon Pharmacy from $9for 30 tablets2 mg, 4 mg: $9 for 30 tablets2 mg: $16.40 for 30 capsules4 mg: $16.38 for 30 capsules6 mg: $31.40 for 30 capsulesPrime 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 $9for 30 tablets2 mg, 4 mg90 tablets: $24Not in North Dakota; prices may be higher in some states, like California and MinnesotaFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Walgreens + Optum Perks $37.15for 90 tablets4 mgFree Optum Perks coupon · not with insuranceFind the nearest store
Pick up in store: Team Cuban Card from $13.48for 30 tablets2 mg: $13.48 for 30 tablets4 mg: $13.62 for 30 tablets2 mg: $13.99 for 30 capsules4 mg: $14.72 for 30 capsules6 mg: $14.93 for 30 capsulesFree card · Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway, Meijer and many local pharmaciesFind a pharmacy that takes it
Delivered: Rx Outreach $16a month2 mg, 4 mg90-day supply: $35Free delivery
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

13 companies sell a generic of Zanaflex 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.

Advagen PharmaCapsule 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg

Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40 · Made by Rubicon Research

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg Cap: Blue opaque and Body: Light Blue opaque, capsule, 11 mm, marked “UpArrowhead / 043”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72888-001-01
Bottle of 150 72888-001-15

4 mg Cap: Blue opaque and Body: White opaque, capsule, 16 mm, marked “UpArrowhead / 044”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72888-002-01
Bottle of 150 72888-002-15

6 mg Cap: Blue opaque and Body: Light blue opaque, capsule, 17 mm, marked “UpArrowhead / 045”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72888-003-01
Bottle of 150 72888-003-15

Inactive ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose 101, lactose monohydrate, hypromellose, silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, stearic acid, gelatin, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, shellac, isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, alcohol, butyl alcohol, ammonia, ferrosoferric oxide, potassium hydroxide
Alembic PharmaceuticalsCapsule 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg

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

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg Light blue, capsule, 14 mm, marked “A / 202”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 62332-491-30
Bottle of 150 62332-491-41
Carton of 640 62332-491-08
Bottle of 1000 62332-491-91

4 mg Blue and white, capsule, 16 mm, marked “A / 203”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 62332-492-30
Bottle of 150 62332-492-41
Carton of 640 62332-492-08
Bottle of 1000 62332-492-91

6 mg Blue, capsule, 16 mm, marked “A / 204”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 62332-493-30
Bottle of 150 62332-493-41
Carton of 640 62332-493-08
Bottle of 1000 62332-493-91

Inactive ingredients: hypromellose, silicon dioxide, methacrylic acid - ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) type a, triethyl citrate, talc, titanium dioxide, gelatin, shellac, potassium hydroxide, ferrosoferric oxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, FD&C Blue No. 1, sucrose, starch, corn, FD&C Red No. 3
FDA label
ApotexTablet 2 mg, 4 mg · Capsule 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg

Packages and NDCs

2 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 60505-0251-1
Bottle of 150 60505-0251-3
Bottle of 1000 60505-0251-2

2 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 60505-2648-3
Bottle of 150 60505-2648-7
Bottle of 1000 60505-2648-8

4 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 100 60505-0252-1
Bottle of 150 60505-0252-3
Bottle of 1000 60505-0252-2

4 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 60505-2649-3
Bottle of 150 60505-2649-7
Bottle of 1000 60505-2649-8

6 mg

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 60505-2650-3
Bottle of 150 60505-2650-7
Bottle of 1000 60505-2650-8
Ascend LaboratoriesCapsule 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg · Tablet 2 mg, 4 mg

Has lactose · Has dyes: FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3 · Made by Alkem Laboratories

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg Light blue opaque and light blue opaque body with white stripe, capsule, 15 mm, marked “2MG / Tiza”

Package NDC
Carton of 10 67877-610-33
Bottle of 150 67877-610-15
Bottle of 500 67877-610-05

2 mg OFF-WHITE, round, 7 mm, marked “TN / 2”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 67877-613-15
Bottle of 500 67877-613-05

4 mg Light blue and white opaque with black stripe, capsule, 15 mm, marked “4MG / Tiza”

Package NDC
Carton of 10 67877-611-33
Bottle of 150 67877-611-15
Bottle of 500 67877-611-05

4 mg OFF-WHITE, round, 9 mm, marked “TN / 4”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 67877-614-15
Bottle of 500 67877-614-05

6 mg Blue opaque body with white stripe and blue opaque, capsule, 17 mm, marked “6MG / Tiza”

Package NDC
Carton of 10 67877-612-33
Bottle of 150 67877-612-15
Bottle of 500 67877-612-05

Inactive ingredients: corn syrup, starch, corn, sucrose, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), silicon dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 1, titanium dioxide, gelatin, shellac, propylene glycol, potassium hydroxide, anhydrous lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, FD&C Red No. 3, ferrosoferric oxide
FDA label
Aurobindo PharmaCapsule 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg

Has dyes: D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6

Product page on aurobindousa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg Green opaque, capsule, 16 mm, marked “TIAH / 2”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 59651-314-77

4 mg Green opaque and white opaque, capsule, 16 mm, marked “TIAH / 4”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 59651-315-77

6 mg Green opaque and blue opaque, capsule, 18 mm, marked “TIAH / 6”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 59651-316-77

Inactive ingredients: ferrosoferric oxide, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, gelatin, hypromellose 2910 (3 mpa.s), potassium hydroxide, shellac, silicon dioxide, starch, corn, sucrose, titanium dioxide, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 6
FDA label
Dr. Reddy’s LaboratoriesTablet 2 mg, 4 mg

Has lactose

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg White to off-white, oval, 8 mm, marked “R / 179”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 55111-179-30
Bottle of 150 55111-179-15
Bottle of 300 55111-179-03
Bottle of 1000 55111-179-10

4 mg White to off-white, oval, 11 mm, marked “R / 180”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 55111-180-30
Bottle of 150 55111-180-15
Bottle of 300 55111-180-03
Bottle of 1000 55111-180-10

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, stearic acid
FDA label
Ingenus PharmaceuticalsCapsule 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg

Has lactose · Has a dye: FD&C Blue No. 1

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg Light blue opaque body and light blue opaque cap, capsule, 14 mm, marked “ING224”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 50742-224-15

4 mg White opaque body and light blue opaque cap, capsule, 16 mm, marked “ING225”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 50742-225-15

6 mg Blue opaque body and blue opaque cap, capsule, 18 mm, marked “ING226”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 50742-226-15

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, anhydrous lactose, silicon dioxide, stearic acid, gelatin, titanium dioxide, FD&C Blue No. 1, sodium lauryl sulfate, shellac, propylene glycol, ammonia, potassium hydroxide, ferrosoferric oxide
FDA label
NorthStar RxTablet 2 mg, 4 mg

Has lactose · Made by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Product page on northstarrxllc.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg White to off-white, oval, 8 mm, marked “R / 179”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 16714-171-01

4 mg White to off-white, oval, 11 mm, marked “R / 180”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 16714-172-01
Bottle of 1000 16714-172-02

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, stearic acid
FDA label
Rising Pharma HoldingsTablet 2 mg, 4 mg

Has lactose

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, round, 7 mm, marked “39”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 64980-658-03
Bottle of 150 64980-658-15
Bottle of 1000 64980-658-10

4 mg WHITE TO OFF-WHITE, round, 9 mm, marked “40”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 64980-659-03
Bottle of 150 64980-659-15
Bottle of 1000 64980-659-10

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, stearic acid
FDA label
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesTablet 2 mg, 4 mg

Has lactose

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg White, round, 7 mm, marked “502”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 57664-502-89
Bottle of 1000 57664-502-18

4 mg White, round, 9 mm, marked “503”

Package NDC
Bottle of 150 57664-503-89
Bottle of 1000 57664-503-18

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, lactose monohydrate, silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid
FDA label
Unichem PharmaceuticalsTablet 2 mg, 4 mg

Has lactose

Product page on unichemusa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg White to off white, round, 8 mm, marked “U / 168”

Package NDC
Bottle of 90 29300-168-19
Bottle of 150 29300-168-15
Bottle of 500 29300-168-05
Bottle of 1000 29300-168-10

4 mg White to off white, round, 10 mm, marked “U / 169”

Package NDC
Bottle of 90 29300-169-19
Bottle of 150 29300-169-15
Bottle of 300 29300-169-03
Bottle of 500 29300-169-05
Bottle of 1000 29300-169-10

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, cellulose, microcrystalline, silicon dioxide, stearic acid
FDA label
Viona PharmaceuticalsTablet 2 mg, 4 mg

Has lactose · Made by Cadila Pharmaceuticals

Product page on vionausa.com

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg White to off-white, round, 7 mm, marked “1 / 1 / 04”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72578-096-06
Carton of 100 72578-096-77
Bottle of 150 72578-096-21
Bottle of 1000 72578-096-10

4 mg White to off-white, round, 9 mm, marked “1105”

Package NDC
Bottle of 30 72578-097-06
Carton of 100 72578-097-77
Bottle of 150 72578-097-21
Bottle of 300 72578-097-76
Bottle of 1000 72578-097-10

Inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, cellulose, microcrystalline, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide, stearic acid
FDA label
Zydus LifesciencesCapsule 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg

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

How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

2 mg Light blue cap and light blue body, capsule, 12 mm, marked “1111”

Package NDC
Carton of 100 70710-1111-4
Bottle of 150 70710-1111-8
Bottle of 500 70710-1111-5

4 mg Violet cap and white body, capsule, 16 mm, marked “1112”

Package NDC
Carton of 100 70710-1112-4
Bottle of 150 70710-1112-8
Bottle of 500 70710-1112-5

6 mg Violet cap and violet body, capsule, 18 mm, marked “1113”

Package NDC
Carton of 100 70710-1113-4
Bottle of 150 70710-1113-8
Bottle of 500 70710-1113-5

Inactive ingredients: cellulose, microcrystalline, croscarmellose sodium, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 3, ferrosoferric oxide, gelatin, hypromellose 2910 (5 mpa.s), lactose monohydrate, potassium hydroxide, shellac, silicon dioxide, stearic acid, titanium dioxide
FDA label

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72888-001-01
Bottle of 150	72888-001-15

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72888-002-01
Bottle of 150	72888-002-15

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72888-003-01
Bottle of 150	72888-003-15

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	62332-491-30
Bottle of 150	62332-491-41
Carton of 640	62332-491-08
Bottle of 1000	62332-491-91

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	62332-492-30
Bottle of 150	62332-492-41
Carton of 640	62332-492-08
Bottle of 1000	62332-492-91

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	62332-493-30
Bottle of 150	62332-493-41
Carton of 640	62332-493-08
Bottle of 1000	62332-493-91

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	60505-0251-1
Bottle of 150	60505-0251-3
Bottle of 1000	60505-0251-2

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	60505-2648-3
Bottle of 150	60505-2648-7
Bottle of 1000	60505-2648-8

Package	NDC
Bottle of 100	60505-0252-1
Bottle of 150	60505-0252-3
Bottle of 1000	60505-0252-2

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	60505-2649-3
Bottle of 150	60505-2649-7
Bottle of 1000	60505-2649-8

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	60505-2650-3
Bottle of 150	60505-2650-7
Bottle of 1000	60505-2650-8

Package	NDC
Carton of 10	67877-610-33
Bottle of 150	67877-610-15
Bottle of 500	67877-610-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	67877-613-15
Bottle of 500	67877-613-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 10	67877-611-33
Bottle of 150	67877-611-15
Bottle of 500	67877-611-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	67877-614-15
Bottle of 500	67877-614-05

Package	NDC
Carton of 10	67877-612-33
Bottle of 150	67877-612-15
Bottle of 500	67877-612-05

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	59651-314-77

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	59651-315-77

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	59651-316-77

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	55111-179-30
Bottle of 150	55111-179-15
Bottle of 300	55111-179-03
Bottle of 1000	55111-179-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	55111-180-30
Bottle of 150	55111-180-15
Bottle of 300	55111-180-03
Bottle of 1000	55111-180-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	50742-224-15

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	50742-225-15

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	50742-226-15

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	16714-171-01

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	16714-172-01
Bottle of 1000	16714-172-02

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	64980-658-03
Bottle of 150	64980-658-15
Bottle of 1000	64980-658-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	64980-659-03
Bottle of 150	64980-659-15
Bottle of 1000	64980-659-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	57664-502-89
Bottle of 1000	57664-502-18

Package	NDC
Bottle of 150	57664-503-89
Bottle of 1000	57664-503-18

Package	NDC
Bottle of 90	29300-168-19
Bottle of 150	29300-168-15
Bottle of 500	29300-168-05
Bottle of 1000	29300-168-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 90	29300-169-19
Bottle of 150	29300-169-15
Bottle of 300	29300-169-03
Bottle of 500	29300-169-05
Bottle of 1000	29300-169-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72578-096-06
Carton of 100	72578-096-77
Bottle of 150	72578-096-21
Bottle of 1000	72578-096-10

Package	NDC
Bottle of 30	72578-097-06
Carton of 100	72578-097-77
Bottle of 150	72578-097-21
Bottle of 300	72578-097-76
Bottle of 1000	72578-097-10

Package	NDC
Carton of 100	70710-1111-4
Bottle of 150	70710-1111-8
Bottle of 500	70710-1111-5

Package	NDC
Carton of 100	70710-1112-4
Bottle of 150	70710-1112-8
Bottle of 500	70710-1112-5

Package	NDC
Carton of 100	70710-1113-4
Bottle of 150	70710-1113-8
Bottle of 500	70710-1113-5

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

Muscle stiffness (spasticity)

What the FDA label says

Zanaflex is a central alpha-2-adrenergic agonist indicated for the treatment of spasticity.

Source: the FDA label for Zanaflex (Legacy Pharma USA, Inc.), January 2, 2026. Full label on DailyMed

Good to know

It may look different from Zanaflex (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/zanaflex/