Benzoyl Peroxide

Manufacturer: MD Formulation | Harmony Labs, inc.
Effective date: 2011-05-18
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: full-release
Hydrated at: 2026-05-31 22:28:03

Label at a glance#

ProductBenzoyl Peroxide

Active ingredientBENZOYL PEROXIDE

Label structure8 sections

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Benzoyl Peroxide 10%

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Acne Treatment

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Treats and helps prevent acne pimples.

WARNINGS SECTION

Foe external use only

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Directions Cleanse skin thoroughly before applying medication. Cover the entire affected area with a thin layer 1 to 3 times dally. Because excessive drying of the skin may accur, start with 1 application daily, then gradually increase to 2 to 3 times daily If needed or as directed by a
physician. If bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to once a day or every other other day.

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Inactive Ingredients:
Water, glycerin, propylene glycol, carbomer, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, aminomethyl propanol.

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	SPL version
486131	benzoyl peroxide 10 % Topical Gel	PSN	4
486131	benzoyl peroxide 0.1 MG/MG Topical Gel	SCD	4
486131	benzoyl peroxide 10 % Topical Gel	SY	4

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product concept	Relation	Version	Effective
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b382b4e1-6b48-45f6-bffc-e61b00b0ce19	Product name	3	20250317
d9d61457-6a5a-41fc-b418-e5479a2904b7	Product name	2	20230303
32012d5c-25ac-49c7-9d4c-1313177fff7c	Product name	1	20230112
13e7e7e3-e885-4c79-af6d-dad1aedbb06e	Product name	1	20220128
4a7d44fe-774d-404b-aad0-8a90fe78375a	Product name	4	20211025
3f45980c-c196-47e5-0e5e-48b7c57327c5	Product name	5	20200428
d12e2d7c-bd6b-45d4-94f9-6df8e1b8b27b	Product name	3	20200203
ee5c6de5-d9cd-454f-b250-7b19e5cf2992	Product name	4	20190619
ad75fcfd-a339-42a1-9c60-43ba2c654cfa	Product name	1	20170810

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
66078-033-02	2019-10-29	C162847	48780-1	960f7f55-da7b-8e05-e053-dbdaa90a074a	Benzoyl Peroxide 10&%

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
66078-033-02	Benzoyl Peroxide	1 in 1 CARTON	GEL	1		4
66078-033-02	Benzoyl Peroxide	54 in 1 CASE	GEL	54		4

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
66078-033	BENZOYL PEROXIDE GEL [MD FORMULATION]	4	Legacy NDC, 2 package rows	20110520_4fc990de-ca8f-4d68-ad47-1f2b556f94b3.zip

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
BENZOYL PEROXIDE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	W9WZN9A0GM	4
BENZOYL PEROXIDE	ACTIVE MOIETY	W9WZN9A0GM	4
AMINOMETHYLPROPANOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	LU49E6626Q	4
CARBOMER 934	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	Z135WT9208	4
DIAZOLIDINYL UREA	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	H5RIZ3MPW4	4
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	4
METHYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	A2I8C7HI9T	4
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6DC9Q167V3	4
PROPYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	Z8IX2SC1OH	4
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	4

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 9 matching rows.

Benzoyl Peroxide
WATER
CARBOMER 934
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
DIAZOLIDINYL UREA
METHYLPARABEN
PROPYLPARABEN
AMINOMETHYLPROPANOL
GLYCERIN

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
66078-033	66078-033-02

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 9 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
BENZOYL PEROXIDE	W9WZN9A0GM	ACTIB
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
CARBOMER 934	Z135WT9208	IACT
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	IACT
DIAZOLIDINYL UREA	H5RIZ3MPW4	IACT
METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	IACT
PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	IACT
AMINOMETHYLPROPANOL	LU49E6626Q	IACT
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT

Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 6 · 322 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SPRAY / NASAL	22.3 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	GEL / VAGINAL		8 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		1000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
CARBOMER 934	CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE B (ALLYL SUCROSE CROSSLINKED)	Z135WT9208	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC	0.45 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	0.22 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL		2590 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL	1.7 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / ORAL		32400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
DIAZOLIDINYL UREA	DIAZOLIDINYL UREA	H5RIZ3MPW4	LOTION / TOPICAL	3 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 3 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	AEROSOL / TOPICAL	3 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / TOPICAL		1971 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SHAMPOO, SUSPENSION / TOPICAL	2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	56.55 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	INJECTION / INTRA-ARTICULAR	0.03 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	LOTION / TOPICAL		3990 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS		24100 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	GEL, METERED / TOPICAL		1225 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	0.8 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION / TOPICAL		216 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL / TOPICAL	19.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION / INTRALESIONAL	0.15 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	FILM, SOLUBLE / BUCCAL		5 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / TRANSDERMAL	58.13 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL		185 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		1800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS	2.2 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SUSPENSION / RECTAL		271 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	EMULSION / OPHTHALMIC		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	EMULSION / TOPICAL	0.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	8 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		16624 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	0.02 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SUSPENSION / AURICULAR (OTIC)	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / OPHTHALMIC	0.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	JELLY / NASAL	250 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TABLET, COATED / ORAL		16 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	CAPSULE / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	GEL / OPHTHALMIC	0.44 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SOLUTION/ DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)	ADJ PH		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / SUBCUTANEOUS	0.16 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL	0.16 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	OINTMENT / OPHTHALMIC	0.05 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		4000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION / IONTOPHORESIS	0.1 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOAP / TOPICAL	0.76 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		22 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		19 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	CREAM / VAGINAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	GEL / TOPICAL		24 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	TABLET / ORAL	1.8 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC	0.05 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION/ DROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)		25 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	OINTMENT / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL		55 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLENE GLYCOL	PROPYLENE GLYCOL	6DC9Q167V3	SUSPENSION / TOPICAL	5.28 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 81 equally ranked IID candidates
CARBOMER 934	CARBOMER HOMOPOLYMER TYPE B (ALLYL SUCROSE CROSSLINKED)	Z135WT9208	CREAM / TOPICAL		600 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 14 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / SUBCUTANEOUS	1.6 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
b558a27e-dcde-4ccd-a82c-d6c2a091a538			4fc990de-ca8f-4d68-ad47-1f2b556f94b3	2011-05-18	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: b558a27e-dcde-4ccd-a82c-d6c2a091a538 spl set id: 4fc990de-ca8f-4d68-ad47-1f2b556f94b3

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