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D10A Anti-acne preparations for topical use

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: medicines for acne

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 50 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

How to read ATC codes – what the levels mean and what a code does not tell you.

  1. D Dermatologicals 415 medicines
    1. D10 Anti-acne preparations 62 medicines
      1. D10A Anti-acne preparations for topical use 50 medicines
        1. D10AD Retinoids for topical use in acne 20 medicines
        2. D10AE Peroxide anti-acne preparations for topical use 21 medicines
        3. D10AF Antiinfectives for treatment of acne 6 medicines
        4. D10AX Other anti-acne preparations for topical use 3 medicines

2 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Acnecide 10% w/w gel SPC (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Acnecide 5% w/w gel (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) With or without prescription
Acnecide 5% w/w gel, Benzoyl Peroxide 5% w/w gel (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Acnecide 5%w/w gel SPC (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Acnecide 5Percent W-W gel / Benzoyl Peroxide 5Percent W-W gel (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Acnecide Face 2.5% w/w gel SPC (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Acnecide Face 5% w/w gel SPC (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) General sale (GSL)
Acnecide Face Wash SPC (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) General sale (GSL)
Acnecide Wash 5% w/w gel (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Acnecutan 10 mg/g + 50 mg/g gel SPC (D10AF51 clindamycin, combinations) –
Adapalene / Benzoyl Peroxide Perennial Pharma 0.1% / 2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene / Benzoyl Peroxide Perennial Pharma 0.3% / 2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene + Benzoyl Peroxide 0.1% + 2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene + Benzoyl Peroxide 0.3% + 2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene 0.1% gel,Differin 0.1% gel (D10AD03 adapalene) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene 0.1% w/w cream, Differin 0.1% w/w cream (D10AD03 adapalene) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene 0.1% w/w gel, Differin 0.1% w/w gel (D10AD03 adapalene) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 3 mg/g + 25 mg/g gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) –
Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide Zentiva 0.1%/2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide Zentiva 0.3%/2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adawell 0.1%/2.5% gel, Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 0.1%/2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Adawell Forte 0.3%/2.5% gel, Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 0.3%/2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Aklief 50 micrograms / g cream SPC (D10AD06 trifarotene) Prescription only (POM)
Aknemycin Plus, Erythromycin pH Eur 4.0% w/w and Tretinoin pH Eur 0.025% w/w cutaneous solution SPC (D10AF52 erythromycin, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Anhydrol Forte 20% w/v cutaneous solution SPC (D10AX01 aluminium chloride) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Benzoyl Peroxide 5% w/w gel,Acnecide 5% w/w gel (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) With or without prescription
Brevoxyl 4% cream SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Differin 0.1 % gel (D10AD03 adapalene) Prescription only (POM)
Differin 0.1% cream,Adapalene 0.1% cream (D10AD03 adapalene) Prescription only (POM)
Differin 0.1% w/w cream SPC (D10AD03 adapalene) Prescription only (POM)
Differin 0.1% w/w gel SPC (D10AD03 adapalene) Prescription only (POM)
Enzoderm 5% gel SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Epiduo 0.1%/2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Epiduo 0.3% / 2.5% gel SPC (D10AD53 adapalene, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Finacea 15% gel SPC (D10AX03 azelaic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Panoxyl 10 Acnegel 10%w/w gel, Panoxyl 10 gel no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl 10 Aquagel 10%w/w gel, Panoxyl Aquagel 10 SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl 2.5 Aquagel 2.5%w/w gel, Panoxyl Aquagel 2.5 SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl 5 Aquagel 5%w/w gel, Panoxyl Aquagel 5 SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl 5 cream SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl Aquagel 10, Panoxyl 10 Aquagel 10%w/w gel SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl Aquagel 2.5, Panoxyl 2.5 Aquagel 2.5%w/w gel SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl Aquagel 5, Panoxyl 5 Aquagel 5%w/w gel no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Panoxyl Wash 10%, Panoxyl 10 Wash 10%w/w lotion SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide) –
Residerm 1% gel SPC (D10AF01 clindamycin) –
Skinoren 20% cream SPC (D10AX03 azelaic acid) Prescription only (POM)
Treclin 1% / 0.025% w/w gel SPC (D10AD51 tretinoin, combinations) Prescription only (POM)
Zindaclin 1% gel SPC (D10AF01 clindamycin) Prescription only (POM)
Zineryt SPC (D10AF52 erythromycin, combinations) –
Zineryt 40 mg + 12 mg powder and solvent for cutaneous solution (D10AF52 erythromycin, combinations) Prescription only (POM)

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group D10A

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