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What do pharmacies pay for Lipitor vs generic?
What divux answered checked 2026-10-25 14:36 UTC
Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium), prescription. FDA label: LIPITOR is indicated: To reduce the risk of: Myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, revascularization procedures, and angina in adults with multiple risk factors... No current FDA shortage. Pharmacies paid about 2.3 cents a tablet for generic Atorvastatin 10 MG Tablet; $13.42 a tablet for Lipitor 10 MG Tablet (NADAC, week of 2026-10-21). No FDA recall reports matched.
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Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium), prescription, Viatris Specialty LLC. Label updated 2024-04-15. Full label: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=a60cc18b-0631-4cf0-b021-9f52224ece65 (checked 2026-10-25T14:36:37.161Z) Uses (label): LIPITOR is indicated: To reduce the risk of: Myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, revascularization procedures, and angina in adults with multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) but without clinically evident CHD MI and stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with multiple risk factors for CHD but... Key warnings (label): Acute liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3) ] Hypersensitivity to atorvastatin or any excipients in LIPITOR. Hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, angioneurotic edema,... What pharmacies pay (NADAC, week of 2026-10-21): - Atorvastatin 10 MG Tablet: $0.0230 each - Atorvastatin 20 MG Tablet: $0.0286 each - Atorvastatin 40 MG Tablet: $0.0369 each - Atorvastatin 80 MG Tablet: $0.0680 each - Lipitor 10 MG Tablet: $13.4182 each, brand (generic $0.0230) - Lipitor 20 MG Tablet: $19.0584 each, brand (generic $0.0286) - Lipitor 40 MG Tablet: $19.1228 each, brand (generic $0.0369) - Lipitor 80 MG Tablet: $19.0447 each, brand (generic $0.0680) Pharmacy cost is NADAC: the average a US retail pharmacy pays its wholesaler, before the pharmacy's fee and markup. It isn't the price you pay, but it shows how far a cash price is from cost. Not medical advice. openFDA data is unvalidated; ask a pharmacist or doctor before changing how you take a medicine.
Sources: openFDA drug labels, enforcement reports and drug shortages (CC0); DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) for the full label; CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC), public.
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