Which pet medication is right for me?
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
| 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 Frontline Plus | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Generic Advantix II | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Generic Advantage II | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Generic Heartgard Plus | Tablet | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Generic Sentinel | Tablet | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Generic Drontal | Tablet | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Generic Revolution for Cats | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
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 |
| Advantix II | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Frontline Plus | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Revolution | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔Cats | ✔Cats | |||||
| Revolution + Canex | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔Dogs | ✔Dogs | |||
| Revolution Plus for Cats | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Stronghold | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔Cats | ✔Cats | |||||
| Advantage Multi | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| K9 Advantix | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Advantage II | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Advantage | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
| Profender | Spot On | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Bravecto | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Nexgard Spectra | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Nexgard | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Simparica | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Simparica TRIO | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Sentinel Spectrum | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Heartgard Plus | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
| Drontal | Chew | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
| Seresto | Collar | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Kiltix | Collar | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
Still not sure which pet medicine to buy?
Read our flea and tick control buying guide, dewormers buying guide, or heartworm control buying guide to know better which meds are best for your pet.