Data and methodology: where MediHub prices and availability come from
Updated 2026-11-04
Short answer: MediHub shows the prices that online pharmacies publish on their own websites. It does not sell medicine, does not own a price database and cannot confirm that a pharmacy has a product in stock.
Two kinds of price data
| Where you see it | How it is produced | How current it is |
|---|---|---|
| Live search on the home page | When you search, MediHub asks each online pharmacy of the chosen country for its public listing of that medicine. | As of your search. Prices can change a minute later. |
| Price tables on guide and pharmacy pages | A saved snapshot of the same listings, taken for a fixed set of popular medicines. | Each table states the date it was checked. A table older than 45 days is removed and the page is kept out of search engines until it has a new snapshot. |
How listings become a comparison
- Matching: a listing counts for a medicine when the brand name matches the product name.
- Pack sizes: pharmacies sell strips, single tablets and boxes. Where a pharmacy quotes a pack, MediHub converts tablets and capsules to a price per piece so prices can be compared. Liquids stay per bottle. Where the pack cannot be read from the listing, no conversion is made.
- Different products are not mixed: strengths and dosage forms are shown separately, so a 500 mg tablet is never ranked against a suppository.
- Words we use: "listed price" is what a pharmacy publishes. It excludes delivery fees, discounts, coupons and insurance. "Lowest listed price" means lowest among the pharmacies MediHub could read, not among all pharmacies.
Availability
A medicine appearing in a pharmacy's listing means the pharmacy publishes it. It is not confirmed real-time stock. Pharmacies do not give MediHub inventory counts or inventory update times, so MediHub shows neither. To buy, open the pharmacy's own page and check there.
What can go wrong
- A pharmacy site can be down, slow or change its layout. Its listings are then missing from that search, which does not mean the medicine is unavailable there.
- Listing names are written by pharmacies. Strength, dosage form and manufacturer shown on MediHub are what the pharmacy publishes, and a field the pharmacy leaves out is left out on MediHub too.
- Some medicines need a prescription. Prices shown do not mean a pharmacy will supply without one.
What MediHub does not have
MediHub has no pharmacy street addresses, branch lists or phone numbers, no verified transaction prices and no manufacturer-recommended retail prices. Pages do not show them.
Independence
MediHub is not paid to rank a pharmacy. The site shows advertising, described in the privacy policy.
Report an error
Spotted a wrong or outdated price? Email tanviriitju08@gmail.com with the page and the pharmacy link. See also the editorial policy and the medical disclaimer.
Browse medicine price guides by country or the health calculators.