Compare any two to four medications side by side — what is actually in them, how strong they are, how they are taken and who makes them. Built on the 112,035 products in the US FDA National Drug Code directory.
298 medications
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Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide, Doxylamine succinate and Phenylephrine…
The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company
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Acetaminophen, Diphenhydramine HCl, Phenylephrine HCl
Procter & Gamble Manufactura S de RL de CV
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acetaminophen, dextromethorphan hydrobromide, doxylamine succinate, a…
The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company
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Acetaminophen, Phenylephrine HCl, Guaifenesin
The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company
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Hemorrhoidal Cooling Gel
Walgreens
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Hemorrhoidal Pain Relief
Walgreens
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Hemorrhoidal Rectal Suppositories
Walgreens
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Lidocaine 4%, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 0.25%
Derma Care Research Labs
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Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC
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Lidocaine 5%, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 0.25%
Alera Skin Care Products Inc.
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Most medications exist under several names: one brand name, one generic name, and a different brand again in another country. What matters is the active ingredient and its strength — two products with the same ingredient at the same strength are, for most purposes, the same medicine.
A 10 mg tablet is not "better" than a 5 mg one. Strength is matched to the person and the condition, and a higher one is not an upgrade. Only your prescriber can say which is right for you.
The same ingredient as a tablet, a capsule or a liquid can be absorbed at different speeds. Modified-release forms in particular are not interchangeable with ordinary ones, even at an identical stated strength.
NDA is an original brand-name approval. ANDA is a generic, which had to prove it delivers the ingredient to the bloodstream at a rate and extent statistically equivalent to the original. OTC monograph covers products sold without a prescription under standing FDA rules.
A DEA schedule badge means the medication is federally controlled because of its potential for dependence or misuse. Schedule II is the most tightly restricted of those available by prescription. These carry extra rules on prescribing, refills and supply.
Where we stock a product containing the same active ingredient, the card says so and links to it. That is an ingredient match — the strength, form or manufacturer of what we sell may differ from the FDA record shown, so check the product page before ordering.
This tool is for information only and is not medical advice. It cannot tell you whether a medication is safe or suitable for you, and nothing here replaces a conversation with a prescriber or pharmacist. Source data is published by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration via openFDA and is reproduced without their endorsement; the FDA states it should not be relied upon for decisions about medical care.
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