About RxHelp

What RxHelp is

RxHelp compares real pharmacy prices for antibiotics across the US and Canada, side by side, and pairs that with factual drug information sourced directly from official channels — FDA drug labeling, DailyMed, and public health datasets like WHO's AWaRe antibiotic classification and the FDA's drug shortage list.

The core idea is simple: antibiotic prices vary enormously by pharmacy, by discount program, and — often overlooked — by country, and almost nobody puts US and Canadian pharmacy pricing on the same page for the same drug. We built the tool we wished existed the last time a prescription came back more expensive than expected.

What RxHelp is not

• Not a pharmacy. We don't sell, ship, or dispense medication. Every price you see links back to information about where that price was found, not a checkout page.
• Not a symptom checker or diagnostic tool. We don't ask about your symptoms or tell you which antibiotic to take. That's a conversation for you and a licensed clinician.
• Not a substitute for medical or pharmacist advice. Nothing on this site is personalized to you. See our editorial policy and medical review process for how we keep content factual and current.

How we make money

Right now, RxHelp doesn't run ads or affiliate links. As the site grows, we may explore ways to sustain it — if and when we do, we'll disclose that clearly here rather than let it quietly shape which pharmacies or drugs get featured.

Data sources

Pricing data is drawn from US retail/discount-card pricing and Canadian pharmacy pricing, refreshed periodically (see methodology for specifics and known limitations). Drug facts — uses, warnings, interactions — come from FDA structured product labeling via openFDA and DailyMed. Additional context, like Medicare Part D spending and FDA Orange Book generic-equivalence data, comes from public CMS and FDA datasets.

Questions or corrections

If you spot pricing that looks wrong, outdated safety information, or anything else that doesn't look right, we want to know — accuracy matters more to us than speed. See our editorial policy for how corrections are handled.