Medicines containing active substance Benzoyl peroxide
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 38 medicines with the active substance benzoyl peroxide.
- 25 benzoyl peroxide only
- 13 in combination with another substance
- 4 without a prescription (P or GSL)
- 10 prescription only (POM)
- 2 with or without a prescription, by the pack
- 11 no longer supplied or not available
Medicines containing only benzoyl peroxide
| Medicine | Legal 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 |
| Clindamycin + Benzoyl Peroxide 10 mg / g + 50 mg / g gel SPC | – |
| Clindamycin 10 mg / g + Benzoyl Peroxide 50 mg / g gel SPC | – |
| Enzoderm 10% gel SPC | – |
| Quinoderm 10% / 0.5% w/w cream SPC | – |
| 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 | – |
Combinations with benzoyl peroxide
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Benzoyl peroxide + Adapalene | |
| Adapalene / Benzoyl Peroxide Perennial Pharma 0.1% / 2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Adapalene / Benzoyl Peroxide Perennial Pharma 0.3% / 2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Adapalene + Benzoyl Peroxide 0.1% + 2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Adapalene + Benzoyl Peroxide 0.3% + 2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 1 mg/g + 25 mg/g gel | – |
| Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 3 mg/g + 25 mg/g gel SPC | – |
| Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide Zentiva 0.1%/2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide Zentiva 0.3%/2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Adawell 0.1%/2.5% gel, Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 0.1%/2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Adawell Forte 0.3%/2.5% gel, Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 0.3%/2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Epiduo 0.1%/2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Epiduo 0.3% / 2.5% gel SPC | Prescription only (POM) |
| Benzoyl peroxide + Clindamycin | |
| Acnecutan 10 mg/g + 50 mg/g gel SPC | – |
ATC groups
The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.
- D10AE01 benzoyl peroxide 21 medicines
- D10AD53 adapalene, combinations 11 medicines
- D10AF51 clindamycin, combinations 1 medicine
Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.