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D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide

ATC group of level 5 – chemical substance · in plain English: medicines for acne

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

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

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. D10AE Peroxide anti-acne preparations for topical use 21 medicines
          1. D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide 21 medicines

Medicines

MedicineLegal category
Acnecide 10% w/w gel SPC –
Acnecide 5% w/w gel With or without prescription
Acnecide 5% w/w gel, Benzoyl Peroxide 5% w/w gel –
Acnecide 5%w/w gel SPC Pharmacy medicine (P)
Acnecide 5Percent W-W gel / Benzoyl Peroxide 5Percent W-W gel –
Acnecide Face 2.5% w/w gel SPC –
Acnecide Face 5% w/w gel SPC General sale (GSL)
Acnecide Face Wash SPC General sale (GSL)
Acnecide Wash 5% w/w gel Pharmacy medicine (P)
Benzoyl Peroxide 5% w/w gel,Acnecide 5% w/w gel With or without prescription
Brevoxyl 4% cream SPC no longer supplied –
Enzoderm 5% gel SPC no longer supplied –
Panoxyl 10 Acnegel 10%w/w gel, Panoxyl 10 gel no longer supplied –
Panoxyl 10 Aquagel 10%w/w gel, Panoxyl Aquagel 10 SPC no longer supplied –
Panoxyl 2.5 Aquagel 2.5%w/w gel, Panoxyl Aquagel 2.5 SPC no longer supplied –
Panoxyl 5 Aquagel 5%w/w gel, Panoxyl Aquagel 5 SPC no longer supplied –
Panoxyl 5 cream SPC no longer supplied –
Panoxyl Aquagel 10, Panoxyl 10 Aquagel 10%w/w gel SPC no longer supplied –
Panoxyl Aquagel 2.5, Panoxyl 2.5 Aquagel 2.5%w/w gel SPC no longer supplied –
Panoxyl Aquagel 5, Panoxyl 5 Aquagel 5%w/w gel no longer supplied –
Panoxyl Wash 10%, Panoxyl 10 Wash 10%w/w lotion SPC no longer supplied –

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 D10AE01

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