Arjay Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Somewhere in the back of my mind I saw a link some time ago for a list of medication names in the U.S. and Canada and their equivalents names in Mexico. I'm actually looking for over-the-counter, not just prescription drugs. Can anyone provide me with a list or link, please. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Arjay, I don't have the link to the web page anymore ( I copied and pasted the info into a Word document), but here is the information you're looking for... US*United States MX*Mexico CA*Canada 1 ABILIFY ABILIFY ABILIFY 2 ACCUPRIL ACUPRIL ACCUPRIL 3 ACHROMYCIN ACROMICINA ACHROMYCIN 4 ACIPHEX PARIET PARIET 5 ACTONEL ACTONEL ACTONEL 6 ACTOS ZACTOS ACTOS 7 ADALAT NOVIKEN LP ADALAT XL 8 ADDERALL N/A ADDERALL 9 ADDERALL XR N/A ADDERALL XR 10 ADVAIR DISKUS SERETIDE ADVAIR 11 ALDACTONE ALDACTONE 100 ALDACTONE 12 ALLEGRA ALLEGRA ALLEGRA 13 ALLEGRA-D 12 HR ALLEGRA-D D-ALLEGRA 14 ALPHAGAN P AGGLAD OFTENO ALPHAGAN 15 ALTACE TRITACE ALTACE 16 AMARYL DIAGLIM AMARYL 17 AMBIEN NOCTE STILNOCT 18 AMOXIL ACIMOX AMOXICILLIN 19 ANTIVERT BONADOXINA BONAMINE 20 ARMOUR THYROID N/A THYROID (dessicated) 21 ASTELIN AMSLER ASTELIN 22 ATACAND BLORESSS ATACAND 23 ATARAX ATARAX ATARAX 24 ATIVAN ATIVAN ATIVAN 25 AUGMENTIN ACIMOX AC AUGMENTIN 26 AUGMENTIN XR ACIMOX XR AUGMENTIN XR 27 AVALIDE COAPROVEL AVALIDE 28 AVANDIA AVANDIA AVANDIA 29 AVAPRO APROVEL AVAPRO 30 BACTRIM SOLTRIM SULFATRIM DS 31 BACTROBAN SINEPBAC BACTROBA 32 BENICAR ALMETEC BENICAR 33 BENICAR HCT N/A BENICAR HCT 34 BENTYL BENTIL BENTYOL 35 BENZACLIN BENZACLIN BENZACLIN 36 BIAXIN XL ADEL BIAXIN 37 BUSPAR BUSPAR BUSPAR 38 CALAN SR CRONOVERA ISOPTIN 39 CAPOTEN BRUCAP CAPOTEN 40 CARDIZEM CD DILACORAN DILTIAZEM CD 41 CARDIZEM SR CRONOVERA SR N/A 42 CARDURA XIDOR CARDURA 43 CARTIA XT DILACORAN CARTIA 44 CATAPRES CATAPRESAN CATAPRES 45 CEFTIN CEFABIOT CEFTIN 46 CEFZIL N/A CEFZIL 47 CELEBREX CELEBREX CELEBREX 48 CELEXA CITOX CELEXA 49 CIALIS CIALIS CIALIS 50 CIPRO BACPROCIN CIPRO 51 CLARINEX AVIANT AERIUS 52 CLEOCIN BIODACLIN DALACIN - C 53 CLEOCIN-T KLAMOXYL DALACIN -T 54 COGENTIN N/A COGENTIN 55 COLCHICINE COLCHIQUIM COLCHICINE 56 COMBIVENT COMBIVENT COMBIVENT 57 CONCERTA CONCERTA CONCERTA 58 CORDARONE BRAXAN CORDARONE 59 COREG DILATREND COREG 60 CORTEF EFFICORT LIPO CORTEF 61 COSOPT COSOPT COSOPT 62 COUMADIN COUMADIN COVERSYL 63 COZAAR COZAAR COZAAR 64 CRESTOR CRESTOR CRESTOR 65 CYMBALTA CYMBALTA CYMBALTA 66 DARVOCET-N 100 NEO-PERCODAN DARVOCET - N -100 67 DELTASONE EDNAPRON DELTASONE 68 DEPAKENE EPIVAL VALPROIC ACID 69 DEPAKOTE N/A DIVALPROEX 70 DESYREL N/A DESYREL DIVIDOSE 71 DETROL LA DETRUSITOL DETROL LA 72 DIFLUCAN ALUMET FLUCONAZOLE 73 DIGITEK LANOXIN LANOXIN 74 DILANTIN EPAMIN DILANTIN 75 DIOVAN DIOVAN DIOVAN 76 DIOVAN HCT CO-DIOVAN DIOVAN HCT 77 DITROPAN INPRAX DITROPAN 78 DURAGESIC DUROGESIC DURAGESIC 79 EFFEXOR XR BENOLAXE EFFEXOR XR 80 ELAVIL ANAPSIQUE AMITRIPTYLINE 81 ELIDEL ELIDEL ELIDEL 82 ESKALITH CARBOLIT ESKALITH 83 ESTRACE ARMISTOR ESTRACE 84 EVISTA EVISTA EVISTA 85 FIORICET N/A NOVOGESIC 86 FLEXERIL YUREDOL FLEXERIL 87 FLOMAX ASOFLON FLOMAX 88 FLONASE FLIXONASE FLONASE 89 FLOVENT HFA FLIXOTIDE FLOVENT HFA 90 FOLIC ACID VALDECASAS AF FOLIC ACID 91 FORTAMET AGLUMET METFORMIN 92 FOSAMAX BLINDAFE FOSAMAX 93 GLUCOPHAGE AGLUMET METFORMIN 94 GLUCOTROL FLUMEDIL GLIPIZIDE 95 GLUCOTROL XL MINODIAB GLIPIZIDE XL 96 GLUCOVANCE BI-PRADIA GLUCOVANCE 97 HUMALOG HUMALOG (lispro) HUMALOG 98 HUMULIN 70/30 HUMALOG MIX25? HUMULIN 30/70 99 HUMULIN N HUMANILUSIN HUMULIN N 100 HYCOTUSS EXPT N/A N/A 101 HYDRODIURIL ACORTIZ HCTZ 102 HYTRIN ADECUR HYTRIN 103 HYZAAR HYZAAR HYZAAR 104 IMITREX FERMIG IMITREX 105 INDERAL COLLIPROL INDERAL 106 INDERAL LA N/A INDERAL LA 107 INDOCIN ANTALGIN INDOCID 108 KEFLEX CEPOREX CEPHALEXIN 109 KENALOG N/A TRIADERM TOP 110 KLONOPIN CLONAPILEP CLONAZEPAM 111 KLOR-CON CORPOTASIN LP K-DUR 112 LAMICTAL LAMBDRA (sbk 12Y24) LAMICTAL 113 LAMISIL BINAFEX LAMISIL 114 LANOXIN LANOXIN LANOXIN 115 LANTUS LANTUS INSULIN LANTUSA' 116 LASIX LASIX SEMIDE 117 LESCOL XL LESCOL LESCOL 118 LEVAQUIN CINA LEVAQUIN 119 LEVITRA LEVITRA LEVITRA 120 LEVOXYL TIROIDINE SYNTHROID 121 LEVSIN N/A PRO-BANTHINE 122 LEXAPRO LEXAPRO LEXAPRO 123 LIDEX TOPSYN LYDERM 124 LIDODERM N/A LIDODERM 125 LIORESAL N/A BACLOFEN 126 LIPITOR LIPITOR LIPITOR 127 LODINE N/A ULTRADOL 128 LOMOTIL * LOMOTIL * LOMOTIL * 129 LOPID RAYPID GEMFIBROZIL 130 LOPRESSOR MEZELOL METOPROLOL-L 131 LOTENSIN LOTENSIN LOTENSIN 132 LOTREL N/A LOTREL 133 LOTRISONE GELMICIN LOTRIDERM 134 LUNESTA N/A LUNESTA 135 MACROBID FURADANTINA MACROBID 136 MAXZIDE N/A TRIAZIDE 137 MEDROL ORAL N/A MEDROL 138 METHADOSE N/A METHADONE 139 MEVACOR DILUCID MEVOCOR 140 MICRONASE BRUCEN GLYBURIDE 141 MINOCIN MICROMYCIN DYNACIN 142 MOBIC AFLAMID MOBICOX 143 MONOPRIL N/A MONOPRIL 144 MORPHINE ANALFIN MORPHINE 145 MOTRIN ACTRON IBUPROFEN 146 MYCOSTATIN N/A NYSTATIN 147 NAMENDA AKATINOL NAMENDA 148 NAPROSYN BRUPROXEN NAPROXEN 149 NASACORT AQ NASACORT AQ NASACORT AQ 150 NASONEX ELOVENT NASONEX 151 NEURONTIN BAPEX GABAPENTIN 152 NEXIUM NEXIUM-MUPS NEXIUM 153 NIASPAN NIASPAN NIASPAN 154 NITROQUICK NITRADISC NITROSTAT 155 NOLVADEX BAGOTAM NOLVADEX 156 NORVASC AVISTAR NORVASC 157 NOVOLOG NOVOLOG NOVORAPID 158 OMNICEF OMNICEF OMNICEF 159 OXYCONTIN OXYCONTIN OXYCONTIN 160 PAMELOR N/A AVENTYL 161 PATANOL PATANOL AL PATANOL 162 PAXIL AROPAX PAXIL 163 PAXIL CR XERENEX PAXIL CR 164 PENICILLIN VK ANAPENIL PEN VEE K 165 PEPCID ANDROTIN PEPCID 166 PERIDEX N/A PERIDEX 167 PHENERGAN N/A PANECTYL 168 PHENERGAN DM N/A PHENERGAN DM 169 PHENERGAN/COD N/A PHENERGAN COD 170 PHENOBARBITAL ALEPSAL PHENOBARBITAL 171 PLAQUENIL PLAQUENIL PLAQUENIL 172 PLAVIX ISCOVER PLAVIX 173 PRAVACHOL ASTIN PRAVASTATIN 174 PRELONE FISOPRED INJ. PREDNISOLONE 175 PREMARIN ELRREDIN PREMARIN 176 PREMPRO PREMELLE PREMPLUS 177 PREVACID IMIDEX PREVACID 178 PRINIVIL ALFAKEN LISINOPRIL 179 PROMETRIUM GEPROMI PROMETRIUM 180 PROSCAR BOREALIS PROSCAR 181 PROTONIX CIPROTON PANTOLOC 182 PROVERA MEGESTRON MPA 183 PROZAC FARMAXETINA PROZAC 184 PULMICORT ENTOCORT PULMICORT 185 PYRIDIUM PIRIMIR PHENAZO 186 QUININE * N/A QUININE * 187 REGLAN CARNOTPRIM METOCLOPRAMIDE 188 RELAFEN NALFLAM RELAFEN 189 REMERON COMENTER REMERON 190 RESTORIL N/A RESTORIL 191 RHEUMATREX DERMOX RHEUMATREX 192 RHINOCORT AEROSIAL RHINOCORT 193 RISPERDAL NORISPEZ RISPERADAL 194 SEROQUEL SEROQUEL SEROQUEL 195 SINEMET CLOISONE SINEMET 196 SINEQUAN SINEQUAN SINEQUAN 197 SINGULAIR SINGULAIR SINGULAIR 198 SKELAXIN N/A SKELAXIN 199 SOMA SOMACID SOMA 200 SPIRIVA SPIRIVA SPIRIVA 201 STRATTERA STRATTERA STRATTERA 202 SYNTHROID LEVHEXAL LEVOTHYROXINE 203 TAMIFLU TAMIFLU TAMIFLU 204 TEGRETOL BRUCARCER TEGRETOL 205 TENORETIC TENORETIC TENORETIC 206 TESSALON CAPSICOF TESSALON 207 TOBRADEX TOBRACORT TOBRADEX 208 TOPAMAX TOPAMAX TOPAMAX 209 TOPROL-XL LOPRESOR-R LOPRESSOR SR 210 TUSSIONEX * TUSSIONEX * TUSSIONEX * 211 TYLENOL/COD TEMPRA CD TYLENOL COD 212 ULTRACET TRAMACET ULTRACET 213 ULTRAM CITRA ULTRAM 214 VALIUM IFA FONAL DIAZEPAM 215 VASOTEC ILEVERAN VASOTEC 216 VENTOLIN INH. SALBUTALAN SALVENT 217 VENTOLIN SOL. VENTOLIN SALBUTAMOL 218 VIAGRA PATREX VIAGRA 219 VIBRAMYCIN BIOMOXIN VIBRAMYCIN 220 VICODIN N/A VICODIN 221 VIGAMOX VIGAMOXI VIGAMOX 222 VISTARIL N/A HYDROXYZINE 223 VOLTAREN ARTRENAC VOLTAREN 224 WELLBUTRIN SR BUTREW (sbk 12Y24) WELLBUTRIN SR 225 WELLBUTRIN XL N/A WELLBUTRIN XL 226 XALATAN GAAP OFTENO XALATAN 227 XANAX ALZAM ALPRAZOLAM 228 XOPENEX N/A XOPENEX 229 ZANTAC ACLORAL RANITIDINE 230 ZESTORETIC ZESTORETIC ZESTORETIC 231 ZETIA ZINTREPID EZETROL 232 ZIAC BICONCOR MONOCOR 233 ZITHROMAX AMSATI ZITHROMAX 234 ZOCOR COLESKEN ZOCOR 235 ZOLOFT ALEVAL ZOLOFT 236 ZOVIRAX RAPIVIR ZITHROMAX 237 ZYLOPRIM ATISURAL ALLOPRUINOL 238 ZYPREXA ZYPREXA ZYPREXA 239 ZYRTEC SYRUP CETITEV SYRUP REACTINE SYRUP 240 ZYRTEC TAB CETITEV TAB REACTINE TAB 241 ZYRTEC-D CETITEV - D REACTINE - D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Just to clarify, the first name in each row is the US version, second is the Mexican equivalent, third is the Canadian equivalent. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I am not sure if you will find an extensive list of all medications, as there are so many. As you can see in the post above, brand names just give brand names, not what may be applicable in Mexico. It is a matter of translation of the generic name, rather than the proprietary brand name. For example, you might get a translation for aspirin = aspirina, but would be better off looking for acetylsalacilic acid = ácido acetylsalacilico. On the other hand, many generic names are unchanged in translation and will be easily understood by a clerk in any farmacia in Mexico. #172 above, is Plavix = Plavix, but it is actually Clopidigrel and is available under that generic name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjay Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Wow, Suegarn, thanks for all that info - that's very helpful and I'll keep it on file. Don't suppose it anyone knows if Coricidin HBP is available here, or an equivalent (it's a decongestant that's supposed to be safe for people with thyroid disorders). Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/prescriptiondrugsinmexiconow/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjay Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/prescriptiondrugsinmexiconow/ Many thanks. FYI, I went to WalMart this afternoon and asked for a decongestant in Spanish and they said they didn't have any. Really, a pharmacy with NO decongestants - is it a banned substance or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 They have Afrin, etc. Maybe they did not quite understand you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuliano Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 What is the best generic form of Metformin in Mexico and is it available without a prescription? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, Giuliano said: What is the best generic form of Metformin in Mexico and is it available without a prescription? Form would be tablets. Yes, they are over the counter. PS, a terrible drug of a generation or two behind modern glycemic controls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 3/1/2015 at 3:51 PM, Arjay said: Many thanks. FYI, I went to WalMart this afternoon and asked for a decongestant in Spanish and they said they didn't have any. Really, a pharmacy with NO decongestants - is it a banned substance or something? The Mexican government banned decongestants containing pseudoephedrine the active incredient in Afrin and other decongestants many years ago. They use "Loratradina" instead, an histamine blocker which is not a decongestant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapalence Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 After using the now banned Sudafed in the states for years, the best substitute I've found here is Sensibit D NF. https://www.medicamentos.com.mx/dochtm/30220.htm I mainly use it to keep my ears clear to prevent vertigo, but it works for all sinus congestion. Roughly $60 pesos/12 tablets locally or $48 at Costco (in the pharmacy, so you must ask for it). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Back to 4 hours ago, Giuliano said: What is the best generic form of Metformin in Mexico and is it available without a prescription? https://sites.google.com/site/expatriotrphconsultants/canbrandalphabetical search for Metformin and you will find the mx equivalent as well as general name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Metformina is so cheap you won'y save much by buying a generic. May 60 pesos for 100 tablets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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