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Active substance

Hydroquinone

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
AVOQUIN4 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 33.65Generic · PrescriptionMiddle East Pharmaceutical Industries Co Ltd Avalon PharmaValid
AVOQUIN cream1.9 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 15.60Generic · OTCMiddle East Pharmaceutical Industries Co Ltd Avalon PharmaValid
ELDOQUIN CREAM 2%2 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 27.25Generic · OTCI.C.N.PHARMACEUTICALSValid
ELDOQUIN CREAM 2%2 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 17.40NCE · OTCI.C.N.PHARMACEUTICALSValid
ELDOQUIN FORT 4% CREAM4 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 19.15NCE · PrescriptionMEDA ABValid
ELDOQUIN FORT 4% CREAM4 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 30.30NCE · PrescriptionMEDA ABValid
HI CARE CREAM1.9 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 20.80Generic · OTCSAUDI PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIESValid
HI- QUIN 2% CREAM2 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 23.00Generic · OTCJamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory CompanyValid
HI- QUIN 4% CREAM4 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 29.25Generic · PrescriptionJamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory CompanyValid
Hydroquinone Dawaa Health4 % (W/W)Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 33.65Generic · PrescriptionAl Dawaa Medical Services Co LtdValid
PHILAQUIN FORTE 4% CREAM4 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 24.10Generic · PrescriptionPHILADELPHIA PHARMACEUTICALValid
AVOQUIN4 %Cream · Topical1 TubeSAR 21.75Generic · OTCMiddle East Pharmaceutical Industries Co Ltd Avalon PharmaWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
ERFA HYDROQUINONE024917024 % / W/WGEL · TOPICALSEARCHLIGHT PHARMA INC

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACHYDROQUINONE 4% CREAM$0.51304per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACHYDROQUINONE 4% CREAM$0.46127per GM23 Sep 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Combinations containing Hydroquinone

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.