Explorer

Is the cheaper one the same thing?

Name: OTC Equivalence Explorer
Creator: Salvio
License: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/about-website/website-policies

Salvio compares the active ingredient, its strength, and the dosage form as filed with the FDA. Where those three match, the products are the same drug — whatever the box costs. That is the whole claim, and it is not a statement that two products are medically interchangeable for you.

Published groups

Products covered

5,676

Eligible groups

696of 1,865 considered

Snapshot

2026-09-05

50 pages published, 696 eligible

This is a capped first wave, not everything Salvio holds. A group earns a page only when at least three distinct companies label it, a recognisable brand anchors it, and enough of its products have an FDA label on file to say something useful. How the grouping works →

Browse by active ingredient

11 ingredients have more than one strength or form on the US market. These are indexes of what exists — not drug information.

Ingredient	Strengths & forms	Products	Forms
Acetaminophen	9	1,066	capsule, liquid filled · suspension · tablet · tablet, coated · tablet, extended release · tablet, film coated
Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride	4	296	capsule · solution · tablet · tablet, film coated
Ibuprofen	4	636	capsule, liquid filled · suspension · tablet, coated · tablet, film coated
Aspirin	3	273	tablet, chewable · tablet, delayed release · tablet, film coated
Calcium Carbonate	3	419	tablet, chewable
Isopropyl Alcohol	3	271	liquid · swab
Nicotine	3	464	gum, chewing · lozenge
Alcohol	2	462	gel · liquid
Cetirizine Hydrochloride	2	181	tablet · tablet, film coated
Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide	2	172	capsule, liquid filled
Docusate Sodium	2	201	capsule, liquid filled · tablet

Single-formulation ingredients

16 ingredients have exactly one published formulation, so they go straight to their comparison rather than through an index that would only restate it.

Formulation	Products	Labelers
Loratadine 10 mg Tablet	187	106
Hydrocortisone 1 g/100g Cream	161	80
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 17 g/17g powder, For Solution	97	63
Diclofenac Sodium 10 mg/g Gel	92	61
Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 180 mg Tablet	94	59
Bacitracin Zinc 400 [usp'u]/g / Neomycin Sulfate 3.5 mg/g / Polymyxin b Sulfate 5000 [usp'u]/g Ointment	75	53
Omeprazole 20 mg tablet, Delayed Release	84	51
Famotidine 20 mg tablet, Film Coated	79	50
Fluticasone Propionate 50 ug spray, Metered	76	50
Bismuth Subsalicylate 262 mg tablet, Chewable	66	50
Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride .05 g/100ml Spray	114	49
Miconazole Nitrate 2 g/100g Cream	62	49
Guaifenesin 600 mg tablet, Extended Release	68	48
Naproxen Sodium 220 mg tablet, Film Coated	102	47
Lidocaine 4 g/100g Patch	81	47
Clotrimazole 10 mg/g Cream	64	47

The same data, as an API

Every page here is one rendering of one API response. The endpoint returns all 696 eligible groups, and an MCP server is available for agents.

Read the docs

Listing in the NDC Directory is not FDA approval. Salvio is informational only and does not give medical advice. It holds no price data and does not rank products. Nothing on these pages is paid placement.