Quick answers
- What is Iodine and sodium iodide used for?
- The Drug Facts label of LEADER 2% Mild Iodine Tincture (Cardinal Health, 110 dba Leader) lists these uses: First aid to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns..
- Do I need a prescription for Iodine and sodium iodide?
- No. The products on this page are sold without a prescription (over the counter).
- Is a store brand the same as the name brand?
- Products listed together below have the same active ingredients, in the same amount and the same form, as registered with the FDA. Inactive ingredients (such as colors, flavors and fillers) and package sizes can differ. Compare the “Active ingredient” box on both packages, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.
- Has Iodine and sodium iodide been recalled?
- No recall linked to these products appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Drug Facts label
Every over-the-counter medicine must carry a “Drug Facts” box in the same order, set by FDA rules. Below is the label of one product for each common strength and form, quoted word for word. Your own package can differ (for example, children’s products have other directions): always follow the label on your package.
LEADER 2% Mild Iodine Tincture · Cardinal Health, 110 dba Leader
Iodine 20 mg/mL · Sodium iodide 24 mg/mL, liquid (topical)
Active ingredient
Iodine 2% Sodium Iodide 2.4%
Purpose
First Aid Antiseptic
Uses
First aid to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.
Warnings
For external use only
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) immediately.
Directions
Clearn the affected area apply a small amount to the affected area 1 to 3 times daily. May be covered with sterile bandage. If bandaged let dry first.
Inactive ingredients
Alcohol 47% Purified Water
— FDA label of LEADER 2% Mild Iodine Tincture, Cardinal Health, 110 dba Leader, effective May 13, 2024. See the official label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.
Same medicine, other brands
Each group lists the products that have exactly the same active ingredients, in the same amount and form, as registered with the FDA (NDC Directory). A store brand in the same group has the same medicine as the name brand; inactive ingredients, flavors and package sizes can differ. Each product links to its own official label.
Iodine 20 mg/mL · Sodium iodide 24 mg/mL · liquid (topical) · 2 products
What pharmacies pay (NADAC)
The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.
This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.
| Strength and form | Generic or brand | Pharmacies pay |
|---|---|---|
| iodine 20 mg/mL · sodium iodide 24 mg/mL liquid | Generic | $0.0687 per mL |
NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.
Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →
Companies that sell this medicine
The company named on the package (maker or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of over-the-counter products of this medicine.
- Cardinal Health, 110 dba Leader1 product
- Strategic Sourcing Services, LLC1 product
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Sources
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- FDA rule for the Drug Facts label (21 CFR 201.66)
Only medicines marketed under FDA rules for nonprescription drugs (an FDA monograph or an FDA approval) are listed. Homeopathic products are not listed: the FDA does not evaluate them for safety or effectiveness.