How much do antacids & acid reducers cost?
A good price for antacids & acid reducers is under $0.11/tablet; around $0.26/tablet is typical, and above $0.28/tablet you're overpaying. The cheapest we track right now is $0.041/tablet, the priciest $0.57/tablet — across 39 tracked products, as of August 2026. Prices re-checked continuously.
The middle listing of the 39 we track is $11.18 for 42 tablets — $0.26 per tablet. That is the middle of our catalogue, not of every shelf: what we track is what we track.
How to land in the good-price band
Heartburn relief splits into three tiers priced very differently — chewable antacids (calcium carbonate / Tums), H2 blockers (famotidine / Pepcid) and PPIs (omeprazole / Prilosec) — and within each tier the generic is the identical active at a fraction of the brand price. Cost per tablet only means something within the same tier.
- Match the tier before comparing price. A calcium-carbonate chewable, a famotidine tablet and an omeprazole capsule solve different problems; cost per tablet is only a fair comparison within the same active ingredient.
- Generic famotidine and omeprazole ARE Pepcid and Prilosec at the same dose. Store-brand omeprazole 20 mg runs roughly $0.15–0.30 a capsule against $0.60–1.00 for the brand — the same molecule.
- PPIs (omeprazole) are sold as 14-day courses — buy by the course, not the biggest box, unless a doctor has you on it long-term. More capsules is only cheaper per tablet if the use fits.
- Store brands (Amazon Basic Care, Equate) carry all three tiers at the lowest cost per tablet we track; the national brand is mostly the name on the box.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good price for antacids & acid reducers?
- A good price for antacids & acid reducers is under $0.11/tablet; around $0.26/tablet is typical, and above $0.28/tablet you're overpaying. The cheapest we track right now is $0.041/tablet, the priciest $0.57/tablet — across 39 tracked products, as of August 2026. Prices re-checked continuously.
- How much does antacids & acid reducers cost per tablet?
- Across 39 tracked products, antacids & acid reducers costs a median of $0.26/tablet, ranging from $0.041 to $0.57/tablet.
- How much is a pack of antacids & acid reducers?
- The middle listing of the 39 we track is $11.18 for 42 tablets — $0.26 per tablet. That is the middle of our catalogue, not of every shelf: what we track is what we track.
- How is cost per tablet calculated?
- Price ÷ the number of tablets in the pack. Comparing per tablet lets a bulk pack and a small one line up on the same scale, so you see true value instead of sticker price.
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