What's in Pepcid Complete vs Prilosec OTC?
from sourcePepcid Complete lists famotidine with two antacids, calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide; Prilosec OTC lists omeprazole alone as its active ingredient.
This page compares the two labels' ingredient lists as DailyMed carries them, not what either product does. Pepcid Complete: the label on DailyMed from Kenvue Brands LLC lists 17 ingredients, 9 of them MoleculeFinder molecules. What's in Pepcid Complete. Prilosec OTC: the label on DailyMed from The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company lists 20 ingredients, 8 of them MoleculeFinder molecules. What's in Prilosec OTC.
Active ingredients
Pepcid Complete
- FamotidineC8H15N7O2S3
Active ingredient, 10 mg in each chewable tablet. Purpose on the label: Acid reducer from source
- Calcium carbonateCCaO3
Active ingredient, 800 mg in each chewable tablet. Purpose on the label: Antacid from source
- Magnesium hydroxideH2MgO2
Active ingredient, 165 mg in each chewable tablet. Purpose on the label: Antacid from source
Prilosec OTC
- OmeprazoleC17H19N3O3S
Active ingredient, 20 mg (equivalent to 20.6 mg omeprazole magnesium). Purpose on the label: Acid reducer (on the label as omeprazole magnesium) from source
Inactive ingredients both list 2
- Starch
Inactive ingredient on both labels (on Pepcid Complete's label as starch, corn; on Prilosec OTC's label as starch, rice) from source
- Magnesium stearateC36H70MgO4
Inactive ingredient on both labels from source
Only on Pepcid Complete's label 12
- GlucoseC6H12O6
Inactive ingredient (on the label as dextrose, unspecified form) from source
- LactoseC12H22O11
Inactive ingredient (on the label as lactose monohydrate) from source
- MaltodextrinC18H32O16
Inactive ingredient from source
- SucraloseC12H19Cl3O8
Inactive ingredient from source
- cellulose acetate
- crospovidone
- ferric oxide yellow
- FD&C blue No. 1 aluminum lake
- acacia
- hydroxypropyl cellulose, unspecified
- hypromellose, unspecified
- mineral oil
Only on Prilosec OTC's label 17
- Allura Red ACC18H14N2Na2O8S2
Inactive ingredient (on the label as FD&C red No. 40) from source
- Cellulose
Inactive ingredient (on the label as cellulose, microcrystalline) from source
- Polysorbate 80C32H60O10
Inactive ingredient from source
- SaccharinC7H5NO3S
Inactive ingredient (on the label as saccharin sodium) from source
- SucroseC12H22O11
Inactive ingredient from source
- povidone k60
- triethyl citrate
- FD&C blue No. 2 aluminum lake
- methacrylic acid - methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1)
- glyceryl monostearate
- hydroxypropyl cellulose (1600000 wamw)
- hypromelloses
- mica
- polyethylene glycol 6000
- sodium stearyl fumarate
- talc
- titanium dioxide
Common questions
- What is the difference between Pepcid Complete and Prilosec OTC?
- Pepcid Complete lists famotidine with two antacids, calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide; Prilosec OTC lists omeprazole alone as its active ingredient.
- What is the active ingredient in Pepcid Complete and in Prilosec OTC?
- Pepcid Complete's label lists famotidine 10 mg in each chewable tablet, acid reducer, calcium carbonate 800 mg in each chewable tablet, antacid and magnesium hydroxide 165 mg in each chewable tablet, antacid as active ingredients. Prilosec OTC's label lists omeprazole 20 mg (equivalent to 20.6 mg omeprazole magnesium), acid reducer as its active ingredient.
- Which ingredients do Pepcid Complete and Prilosec OTC share?
- Both labels list starch and magnesium stearate.
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