Generic tadalafil
Approved generic, at roughly three times retail unless you commit for a year.
Approved components, used conventionally, but with something about the format, the price or the process worth knowing before you buy.
- Price
- About $2.74 / pill
- Verdict
- Reasonable with caveats
- Sourcing
- Not verified at source
- Last checked
- 2 August 2026
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The approved generic from a company whose advertising almost entirely promotes its compounded products. As with Ro, the plain option is there — you have to go looking for it.
Not verified at source
Hims blocks automated access across every domain we tried, so this entry rests on third-party reporting and search indexing of Hims’ own material rather than a page read at source. Pricing in particular was reported inconsistently across sources and moves with plan and commitment length; verify directly before ordering.
Reported specifications
- What it is
- FDA-approved generic tadalafil tablets
- Doses
- 2.5mg or 5mg for daily use; 5mg, 10mg or 20mg on demand
- Reported price
- Around $79–$82 a month, near $2.74 a pill
- Annual commitment
- Reported to reduce the per-dose cost to as low as $1.07
- Alongside it
- Hims also sells compounded products which it states have not been approved by the FDA
- Labs or examination
- None described
Our assessment
Hims sells the approved generic and it sells compounded combinations, and the second is what most of its advertising is for. This entry exists so that a man who arrives at Hims knows the first one is available.
On the medicine there is nothing to argue with. Generic tadalafil at licensed doses, daily and on-demand, is first-line therapy and the same thing we would prescribe.
On price there is. Around $2.74 a pill is roughly three times what a large retail pharmacy charges for the identical approved generic, and the route to a competitive per-dose price is reported to require committing to a year up front. Annual commitments are good for the seller and only good for the buyer if the treatment turns out to be right, which is not knowable at the point you sign up.
The consultation is the usual questionnaire. No blood pressure, no examination, no bloods — which, set against the Amazon service in this same category that simply requires a recent reading, looks like a choice rather than a constraint.
Reasonable for
- Men already using Hims who are choosing between this and the compounded 3-in-1 — this is the better choice
- Men who want daily low-dose tadalafil, a legitimate approved regimen
Not for
- Anyone taking nitrates in any form
- Men who would sign a twelve-month commitment before knowing whether the treatment suits them
- Men who have not had a blood pressure reading or blood work recently
Important
The information on this website is provided for general education and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Erectile dysfunction can be the first sign of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or hormonal disorders. Always consult a licensed physician about your individual circumstances, and never start, stop, or change a prescription based on what you read here.
If you want the other thing
A diagnosis, rather than a subscription.
If you have already been assessed and just need a refill, this may serve you well. If nobody has taken your blood pressure in years, that is the appointment to make.