Medicines by ATC code D10AE Peroxide anti-acne preparations for topical use

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for acne

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 21 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

4 without a prescription (P or GSL)
2 with or without a prescription, by the pack
11 no longer supplied or not available

Active substance: Benzoyl peroxide – all medicines with this substance, also in combinations.

Place in the ATC classification

D Dermatologicals 411 medicines
1. D10 Anti-acne preparations 62 medicines
  1. D10A Anti-acne preparations for topical use 50 medicines
    1. D10AE Peroxide anti-acne preparations for topical use 21 medicines
      1. D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide 21 medicines

1 more subgroup has no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

Medicine	Legal 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)
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)	–
Enzoderm 5% gel SPC no longer supplied (D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide)	–
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)	–

Other groups of the same level

D10AD Retinoids for topical use in acne 20 medicines
D10AF Antiinfectives for treatment of acne 6 medicines
D10AX Other anti-acne preparations for topical use 3 medicines

Other names of the ATC group

Czech: D10AE Peroxidy
French: D10AE peroxydes
German: D10AE Peroxide
Spanish: D10AE PEROXIDOS (ANTI-ACNE)
German: D10AE Peroxide
Polish: D10AE Nadtlenki
Turkish: D10AE Topikal kullanım için peroksit akne önleyici müstahzarlar
Portuguese (Brazil): D10AE Peróxidos
Slovak: D10AE Peroxidy

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 D10AE

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