Purchasing pet medications can be confusing. Should I be using a spot on, tablets, chewables or a collar? Do I need to protect against fleas, ticks, heartworm, intestinal worms? Can't I just have one that does everything? All those questions and more are answered in our comprehensive pet medications comparison tables below.


Generic Pet Meds Comparison Chart

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for awesome protection against fleas, ticks, heartworm and most intestinal worms
(Generic Frontline Plus) + (Generic Heartgard Plus  or   Generic Interceptor   )
Fleas
 Ticks
 Heartworm
 Intestinal Worms
Product
 Usage Adult Fleas
 Flea Eggs
 Flea Larvae
 Deer Tick
 American Tick
 Lone Star Tick
 Brown Tick
 Heartworm
 Round-worms
 Hook-worms
 Whip-worms
 Tape-worms
Generic Capstar
 Tablet ✔










Generic Frontline Plus
 Spot On ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
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Generic Heartgard Plus
 Tablet






✔
 ✔
 ✔

Generic Interceptor
 Tablet






✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
Generic Sentinel
 Tablet
✔




✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
Generic Drontal
 Tablet







✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
Generic Droncit
 Tablet










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Branded Pet Meds Comparison Chart



 Fleas
 Ticks
 Heartworm
 Intestinal Worms
Product
 Usage Adult Fleas
 Flea Eggs
 Flea Larvae
 Deer Tick
 American Tick
 Lone Star Tick
 Brown Tick
 Heartworm
 Round-worms
 Hook-worms
 Whip-worms
 Tape-worms
Nexgard
 Chew ✔

✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔




Frontline Plus
 Spot On ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔




Activyl
 Spot On ✔
 ✔
 ✔








Simparica
 Tablet ✔

✔
 ✔
 ✔
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Bravecto Chew ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
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K9 Advantix
 Spot On ✔
✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔




Advantage
 Spot On ✔
✔








Heartgard Plus
 Chew






✔
 ✔
 ✔

Sentinel Spectrum
 Chew
✔




✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
Nexgard Spectra
 Chew ✔

✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
Advantage Multi
 Spot On ✔
✔



✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
Revolution
 Spot On ✔
 ✔
 ✔
✔

✔
 ✔Cats
 ✔Cats

Stronghold
 Spot On ✔
 ✔
 ✔
✔

✔
 ✔Cats
 ✔Cats

Drontal
 Chew







✔
 ✔
 ✔
 ✔
Profender
 Spot On







✔
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