$ cat molecule-index.md

# Molecule Index

> Same ingredient. Different brand. Different country. Different price.

Source-backed medicine price notes for the drugs we can verify now; ingredient-first index for the rest.

100000 drug records20370 ingredient keys27,632 molecules41 source-backed drugs84 source rows157,384 label recordsUS first price order

$ grep "Alpha Arbutin" --drug-index4 matches

Alpha Arbutin
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:| molecule · DailyMed SPL index

Alpha Arbutin · Oral

██▇▆▆▅▄▃▃▂ human-drug-label · price not live yet

Alpha-Arbutin 2% K
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:| molecule · DailyMed SPL index

Alpha-Arbutin 2% Kojic Acid 0.7% Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice · Oral

▂▃▃▄▄▅▅▇▇██cosmetic-or-otc · price not live yet

Alpha-Arbutin, Glu
  o--o
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  o--o

:| molecule · DailyMed SPL index

Alpha-Arbutin, Glutathione, Niacinamide, Oligopeptide-1, Tocopherol · Oral

▂▃▃▃▅▆▆▇▇██human-drug-label · price not live yet

Niacinamide, 3-O-E
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  o--o

:| molecule · DailyMed SPL index

Niacinamide, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Arbutin, Panthenol · Oral

▂▃▃▄▄▅▅▇▇██human-drug-label · price not live yet

$ cat method.md

Ingredient first, prices second

Index 100,000 drug/package records by active ingredient, brand, route, class hint, source, and risk/price-gap watch signals.

Attach daily country snapshots for US, Canada, UK, India, Mexico, and EU comparator markets.

Track pharmacy-level prices, coupons, cash-pay providers, generic availability, and verified substitution boundaries.