BRAND NAME GENERIC NAME OTC EQUIVALENT EXAMPLES
Over the Counter Equivalent List for 2014 *The below prescription medications have an over the counter (OTC) equivalent. Begin using the OTC product effective 1/1/09 if you are currently using the Prescription version of the medication. BRAND NAME GENERIC NAME OTC EQUIVALENT EXAMPLES Allegra-Allergy fexofenadine 60mg, 180mg Allegra & various brands Allegra-D 12 Hour, Allegra-D 24 Hour fexofenadine0 pseudoephedrine60mg/120mg, 180mg/240mg Allegra-D & various brands Allegra Childrens fexofenadine 30mg tablets & liquid Childrena Allegra & various brands Antivert 12.5mg, 25mg meclizine 12.5, 25mg Bonine, Various Benadryl diphenhydramine 25mg Benadryl 25 Benzac 10 Desquam 10 Benzac 2.5,5,10% Desquam 2.5,5,10% Panoxyl 2.5,5,10% benzoyl peroxide 10% liquid benzoyl peroxide 2.5,5,10% gel benzoyl peroxide 5, 10% cream Dryox 10 Oxy 10 Oxy 10 Balance Fostex Chlor-Trimeton chlorpheniramine maleate Chlor-Trimeton, various brands Claritin loratidine 10mg Claritin, Alavert Claritin D loratidine/pseudoephedrine Claritin D, Alavert D Codimal DM dextromethorphan 10 mg, phenylephrine 5 mg and pyrilamine 8.33 mg per 5 mL syrup Codal-DM Deconamine SR chlorpheniramine 8 mg and pseudoephedrine 120 mg sustained-release capsules/tablets Chlor-Trimeton Allergy Decongestant SR Dermacort, Hytone, Penecort hydrocortisone 0.5%, 1% cream Cortizone-10, Cortaid Dexaphen SA, Drixomed CR dexbrompheniramine 6mg and pseudoephedrine 120 mg Drixoral Cold and Allergy Sustained Relief tablets Duraganidin DM guaifenesin DM Cheracol D Easygel, Gel-Kam, Gel-tin, stannous fluoride 0.4% gel Easygel, Just For Kids, Perfect Choice Guaifed Guaifed PD Gynazole 1 pseudoephedrine/guaifenesin Robitussin PE butoconazole 2% vaginal cream Mycelex 3 Gynazole 1 butoconazole 2% vaginal cream Mycelex 3 Imodium loperamide 2mg Imodium AD Lac-Hydrin 12% Lotion and Cream Ammonium Lactate 12% lotion and cream AmLactin 12% Lotion and Cream Lotrimin 1%, Mycelex 1% clotrimazole 1% cream, lotion, solution Lotrimin AF, Desenex AF Mentax butenafine 1% cream Lotrimin Ultra MiraLax polyethylene MiraLax, GaviLax Monistat Derm, Fungoid miconazole nitrate 2% Micatin, Podactin Motrin Suspension, Pediaprofen ibuprofen 100mg/5ml Children's Motrin Neosporin neomycin, bacitracin, polymixin Neosporin Crème/Ointment, Triple Antibiotic Organidin NR Liquid guaifenesin 100mg/5ml Robitussin, Guaifenesin 100mg/5ml Organidin NR Tablets guaifenesin various strengths Glytuss, Breonesin, Mucinex Pepcid 20mg famotidine 20mg Pepcid AC Maximum Strength Plan B levonorgestrel *Plan B available to Women 18 and older Prevacid 15 mg lansoprazole 15 mg Prevacid OTC 24 Hour Prilosec 20mg omeprazole 20mg Prilosec OTC Tagamet 200mg cimetidine 200MG Tagamet HB Tavist clemastine 1.34 mg tablet only Tavist 1.34mg Zaditor ketotifen fumarate Zaditor, Alaway Zantac ranitidine 75mg/150mg Zantac 75/150 Zincate zinc sulfate 220 mg capsules Orazinc Zymine triprolidine 2.5 Actifed Zyrtec cetirizine Zyrtec & Various brands of citirizine Zyrtec-D cetirizine with pseudoephedrine Zyrtec & Various brands of citirizine-D This list may be updated throughout the year as new medications become available over the counter. This page contains references to brand-name prescription drugs that are trademarks or registered trademarks of pharmaceutical manufacturers not affiliated with CVS Caremark.
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