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Medication Comparison

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.

  • 56,435Prescription
  • 55,600Over the counter
  • 3,850Active ingredients
  • 36,475We stock the ingredient

1,437 medications

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Acne Dots

Salicylic Acid

Strength
5 mg/1000mg
Form
Patch
OTC

Hangzhou Caring Cleaning Commodity Co., Ltd

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Dots

Salicylic Acid

Strength
5 mg/1000mg
Form
Patch
OTC

Hangzhou Caring Cleaning Commodity Co., Ltd

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Drying

salicylic acid

Strength
1 g/50mL
Form
Lotion
OTC

Spa de Soleil

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Gel Pen

Salicylic Acid

Strength
20 mg/mL
Form
Gel
OTC

Tiege Hanley

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Healing Dots

Salicylic Acid

Strength
5 mg/1000mg
Form
Patch
OTC

Hangzhou Caring Cleaning Commodity Co., Ltd

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Moisturizer

salicylic acid

Strength
.5 mg/50mL
Form
Cream
OTC

Spa de Soleil

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne patches

Strength
1 g/100U
Form
Patch
OTC

Shenzhen Hengdasheng Technology Co., Ltd

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Phage Serum

Encapsulated Salicylic Acid

Strength
.5 g/100g
Form
Cream
OTC

Allure Labs

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Scrub

Salicylic Acid

Strength
20 mg/mL
Form
Cream
OTC

Topco Associates LLC

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Scrub

Salicylic Acid

Strength
20 mg/mL
Form
Gel
OTC

United Natural Foods, Inc. dba UNFI

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Scrub

Salicylic Acid

Strength
20 mg/mL
Form
Gel
OTC

Walmart Inc.

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Scrub

Salicylic Acid

Strength
21 mg/mL
Form
Gel
OTC

Old East Main Co.

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Scrub

salicylic acid

Strength
1.8 mg/180mL
Form
Liquid
OTC

Spa de Soleil

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

Acne Scrub

Salicylic Acid

Strength
20 mg/mL
Form
Gel
OTC

Amazon.com Services LLC

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

AcNe solution

Salicylic Acid

Strength
.15 g/30g
Form
Cream
OTC

Noon Aesthetics M.R. Ltd

$7.60 We supply Epiotic 50 ml (different strength or form) View product

How to read a comparison

Same ingredient, different name

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.

Strength is not a measure of quality

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.

Dosage form changes more than convenience

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.

Approval route

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.

Controlled substances

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.

What "we supply this ingredient" means

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.