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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

36,475 medications

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LITHIUM CARBONATE LITHIUM CARBONATE

LITHIUM CARBONATE

Strength
600 mg/1
Form
Capsule
Class
Mood Stabilizer
Rx only Generic

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium carbonicum

LITHIUM CARBONATE

Strength
200 [kp_C]/200[kp_C]
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Boiron

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium carbonicum

LITHIUM CARBONATE

Strength
30 [hp_C]/30[hp_C]
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Boiron

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium Carbonicum

Strength
6 [hp_C]/1
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium Carbonicum

Strength
12 [hp_C]/1
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium Carbonicum

Strength
30 [hp_C]/1
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium Carbonicum

Strength
100 [hp_C]/1
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium Carbonicum

Strength
200 [hp_C]/1
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium Carbonicum

Strength
500 [hp_C]/1
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

Lithium Carbonicum

Strength
1 [hp_M]/1
Form
Pellet
Class
Mood Stabilizer
OTC

Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg (different strength or form) View product

LITHOBID

lithium carbonate

Strength
300 mg/1
Form
Tablet, Film Coated, Extended Release
Class
Mood Stabilizer
Rx only

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$6.30 We supply Generic Eskalith 300 mg View product

Lixuhya MILIA REMOVER ESSENCE

Salicylic acid 1% MILIA REMOVER ESSENCE

Strength
1 g/100mL
Form
Liquid
OTC

Jiangxi Yudexi Pharmaceutical Co., LTD

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

LMX4

lidocaine

Strength
40 mg/g
Form
Cream
Class
Amide Local Anesthetic; Antiarrhythmic
OTC

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc.

$3.36 We supply Xylocaine 5% 1 tube 50 g (different strength or form) View product

LMX5

lidocaine

Strength
50 mg/g
Form
Cream
Class
Amide Local Anesthetic; Antiarrhythmic
OTC

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc.

$3.36 We supply Xylocaine 5% 1 tube 50 g (different strength or form) View product

LODOCO

Colchicine Tablets 0.5 mg

Strength
.5 mg/1
Form
Tablet
Class
Alkaloid
Rx only

AGEPHA Pharma USA, LLC

$12.60 We supply Generic Colchicine 0.5 mg (different strength or form) View product

LOFENA

DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM

Strength
25 mg/1
Form
Tablet, Film Coated
Class
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
Rx only Generic

Carwin Pharmaceutical Associates, LLC

$4.20 We supply Reactin sr 100 mg (different strength or form) View product

Loperamide HCl

Strength
2 mg/1
Form
Tablet
Class
Opioid Agonist
OTC Generic

L.N.K. International, Inc.

$8.40 We supply Generic Imodium 2 mg 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.