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What the FDA label actually says, without the sales pitch
HealthyStudy takes the prescribing information that manufacturers filed with the US Food and Drug Administration and lays it out so it can be read.
Approved uses, strengths, warnings and contraindications, each linked back to the document it came from. We do not sell anything, we do not link to sellers of prescription medication, and we do not tell anyone what to take.
Semaglutide: highlights of the labels
- Wegovy
- Weight management, and cardiovascular risk in heart diseasecovers weight loss
- Ozempic injection
- Type 2 diabetes, with cardiovascular and kidney indicationsnot weight loss
- Rybelsus and Ozempic tablets
- Type 2 diabetesnot weight loss
- Boxed warning
- WARNING: RISK OF THYROID C-CELL TUMORS
The catalogue in numbers
- medications
- 26
- FDA labels read
- 40
- side by side comparisons
- 24
- links to sellers
- 0
Start with a comparison
Labels exist for every medication. What does not exist is a straight answer to how two of them differ. These pages put the two labels side by side and stop short of saying which is better, because the labels do not say that either.
- 01Ozempic vs WegovyOzempic and Wegovy both contain semaglutide but hold separate FDA approvals with different indications and maximum doses. Compared straight from both labels.
- 02Rybelsus vs OzempicRybelsus is semaglutide taken as a daily tablet, Ozempic is semaglutide injected weekly. Both are approved for type 2 diabetes and neither for weight loss. From both FDA labels.
- 03Trulicity vs OzempicTrulicity is dulaglutide, Ozempic is semaglutide. Both are weekly GLP-1 injections approved for type 2 diabetes, and neither is approved for weight loss. From both FDA labels.
- 04Mounjaro vs ZepboundMounjaro and Zepbound are both tirzepatide from the same manufacturer, approved for different conditions. What each FDA label covers, side by side.
- 05Wegovy vs ZepboundWegovy and Zepbound are both approved by the FDA for chronic weight management but contain different active ingredients. What each label states, compared directly.
- 06Contrave vs QsymiaContrave and Qsymia are oral combination medications approved for chronic weight management. What each FDA label covers, including their different warnings.
- 07Finasteride vs minoxidilFinasteride and topical minoxidil are the only two ingredients approved by the FDA for pattern hair loss. What each label covers, who it covers and how it is used.
- 08Propecia vs ProscarPropecia and Proscar are both finasteride, at 1 mg and 5 mg. One is approved for male pattern hair loss, the other for an enlarged prostate. Compared straight from both FDA labels.
- 09Finasteride vs dutasterideFinasteride is FDA-approved for male pattern hair loss. Dutasteride is not approved for hair loss in the United States. What each label covers and how the two differ.
- 10Mounjaro vs OzempicMounjaro and Ozempic contain different active ingredients and are both approved for type 2 diabetes. Neither label lists weight loss. Compared straight from both documents.
- 11Saxenda vs VictozaSaxenda and Victoza both contain liraglutide and hold separate FDA approvals for different conditions, with different maximum doses. Compared straight from both labels.
- 12Xenical vs AlliXenical and Alli both contain orlistat at different strengths, one on prescription and one over the counter. What each FDA label covers, compared directly.
- 13Phentermine vs QsymiaPhentermine alone is approved for a few weeks of use. Qsymia contains phentermine with topiramate and is approved for long term weight maintenance. Compared from both labels.
- 14Retin-A vs RenovaRetin-A Micro and Renova are both tretinoin, approved by the FDA for different things. What each label covers, and what the Renova label says it does not do.
- 15Oracea vs ordinary doxycyclineOracea is a 40 mg doxycycline approved for rosacea. Ordinary doxycycline is an antibiotic. What each FDA label covers, and what Oracea says it must not be used for.
- 16Tretinoin vs adapaleneTretinoin and adapalene are both retinoids approved for acne, but one needs a prescription and the other does not. What each FDA label covers and how they are used.
- 17Metronidazole vs ivermectin for rosaceaTopical metronidazole and ivermectin are both approved for the inflammatory lesions of rosacea. What each FDA label covers and what neither of them explains.
- 18Isotretinoin vs tretinoinBoth are forms of vitamin A approved for acne, one swallowed and one applied to the skin. The labels describe different severities, different courses and very different warnings.
- 19Clindamycin with benzoyl peroxide vs adapaleneOne is a prescription gel containing an antibiotic, the other an over the counter retinoid. What each FDA label covers, including a contraindication that surprises people.
- 20Oracea vs SoolantraBoth are approved for the inflammatory lesions of rosacea, one a capsule and one a cream. Neither label covers the redness. Compared straight from both documents.
- 21Nexium vs Nexium 24HRNexium and Nexium 24HR are both esomeprazole. One is a prescription medicine for reflux disease and ulcers, the other a 14-day course sold over the counter. From both FDA labels.
- 22Prilosec OTC vs Nexium 24HRPrilosec OTC is omeprazole, Nexium 24HR is esomeprazole. Both are 20 mg, once daily, for 14 days. What the FDA labels say about the difference, and what they do not.
- 23Pepcid AC vs Prilosec OTCPepcid AC is famotidine, Prilosec OTC is omeprazole. One label allows taking it before a meal to prevent heartburn, the other describes a 14-day course. Straight from both.
- 24Protonix vs omeprazoleProtonix is pantoprazole, prescription only. Omeprazole is prescription and also sold over the counter. What each FDA label approves, and where the lists diverge.
Browse by problem
Each category lists what the FDA approved for that use and, separately, what people ask about that it never approved. The difference is stated at the top of every page, not in a footnote.
- 9 medications10 comparisons
Weight loss
Weight loss medications and what the FDA label actually saysSemaglutide, Tirzepatide, Liraglutide, Phentermine hydrochloride, Phentermine and topiramate extended-release, Naltrexone hydrochloride and bupropion hydrochloride and 3 more - 5 medications3 comparisons
Hair loss
Hair loss medications and what the FDA label actually saysFinasteride, Minoxidil, Dutasteride, Spironolactone, Ketoconazole - 7 medications7 comparisons
Skin
Acne and rosacea medications, and what the FDA label actually saysTretinoin, Adapalene, Clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide, Isotretinoin, Doxycycline, Metronidazole and 1 more - 5 medications4 comparisons
Heartburn
Heartburn medications and what the FDA label actually saysOmeprazole, Esomeprazole, Lansoprazole, Pantoprazole, Famotidine
Kept here, nowhere else
When the FDA rewrites a label, it does it quietly
There is no notice, no changelog and no feed. We compare each new revision with the one it replaced and write down what changed.
The full record of label changes- Ozempic injectionapproved uses, warnings and precautions, forms and strengths changed30 July 2026
- 19 labels watched for revisions, checked against DailyMed every third day.RSS
Where this comes from
Facts belong to the regulator. Explanations and comparisons are written by us and marked as ours on the page, next to the paragraph they belong to. Nothing here is written by an anonymous medical reviewer who does not exist.
How we source and what we refuse to publish- 01FetchThe label the manufacturer filed, through openFDA and DailyMed, both published by the US National Library of Medicine.
- 02ExtractApproved uses, strengths, dosing, warnings, contraindications and interactions, taken section by section rather than retyped.
- 03PublishWith the label version, its effective date and a link to the source document on every page it was used on.
The catalogue, drawn from itself
One plate per label. Each stripe is a section of the document, each division in a stripe one entry in that section, each red bar a boxed warning.
