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ACNE MEDICATION 5

Manufacturer
Rugby Laboratories
Effective date
2013-01-15
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
2
Source
legacy-cache
Hydrated at
2026-08-02 01:42:17

Label at a glance#

ProductACNE MEDICATION 5
Active ingredientBENZOYL PEROXIDE
Label structure13 sections

Indications and uses

Uses treats acne dries up acne pimples helps prevent new acne pimples

Dosage and administration

Directions shake well before use clean the skin thoroughly before applying this product cover entire affected area with a thin layer one to three times daily because excessive drying of the skin may occur, start with one application daily, then gradually increase to two or three times daily if needed or as directed by a doctor if bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to once a day or every other...

Storage and handling

Other Information to prevent bleaching, avoid contact with hair or dyed fabric and clothing KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSE store at room temperature 15°-30°C (59°-86°F) Lot number and expiration date: See box or bottle

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Active Ingredient

5% benzoyl peroxide

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Uses

  • treats acne
  • dries up acne pimples
  • helps prevent new acne pimples

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Warnings

For external use only

Do not use if you

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

Do not use

if you have very sensitive skin or if you are sensitive to benzoyl peroxide.

Stop use and ask a doctor

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation becomes severe and continues.

Keep out of reach of children

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children.

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

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Directions

  • shake well before use
  • clean the skin thoroughly before applying this product
  • cover entire affected area with a thin layer one to three times daily
  • because excessive drying of the skin may occur, start with one application daily, then gradually increase to two or three times daily if needed or as directed by a doctor
  • if bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to once a day or every other day
  • if going outside use sunscreen after using this product. If irritation or sensitivity develops, discontinue use of both products and consult a doctor
  • Sensitivity Test for a New User: Apply product sparingly to one or two small affected areas during the first 3 days. If no discomfort occurs, follow the directions stated above

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

Other Information

to prevent bleaching, avoid contact with hair or dyed fabric and clothing

KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSE

store at room temperature 15°-30°C (59°-86°F)

Lot number and expiration date: See box or bottle

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

When using this product

  • avoid unnecessary sun exposure and use a sunscreen
  • using other topical acne drugs at the same time or right after use of this product may increase dryness or irritation of the skin.  If this occurs, only one drug should be used unless directed by a doctor.
  • irritation may develop, such as redness, burning, itching,peeling, or possibly swelling
  • more frequent use or higher concentrations may aggravate such irritation
  • mild irritation may be reduced by using the product less frequently or in lower concentration
  • keep away from eyes, lips, mouth
  • IT MAY BLEACH HAIR OR DYED FABRICS

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Inactive Ingredients

Brij 30, carbomer, diisopropanolamine, disodium edetate, purified water

Distributed by:

RUGBY LABORATORIES
LIVONIA, MI 48150 USA

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL 8OZ BOTTLE LABEL

NDC 0536-0810-95
BENZOYL PEROXIDE 5%
Clear Up Acne Pimples

FOR TOPICAL USE

Net Weight 1 fl oz

Acne Medication 5% LotionAcne Medication 5% Lotion





 


Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

 Acne treatment

Questions?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

 Call 1-(800) 645-2158

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDCEffectiveActionDocumentIndexing SPLRelated label
0536-0810-952019-12-08C16284748780-19855d018-e9c6-cd31-e053-dbdaa90ab51aBENZOYL PEROXIDE TOPICAL WASH 5% DRUG FACTS
0536-0810-952019-11-27C16284748780-19855d018-e9c6-cd31-e053-dbdaa90ab51aBENZOYL PEROXIDE TOPICAL WASH 5% DRUG FACTS

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0536-0810-95ML - Milliliter0536-081000d9c7f1-2c59-49ac-bf5c-3c6113e53dae12013-02-13

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
BENZOYL PEROXIDEACTIVE INGREDIENTW9WZN9A0GM2
BENZOYL PEROXIDEACTIVE MOIETYW9WZN9A0GM2
CARBOMER COPOLYMER TYPE A (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED)INACTIVE INGREDIENT71DD5V995L2
DIISOPROPANOLAMINEINACTIVE INGREDIENT0W44HYL8T52
EDETATE DISODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENT7FLD91C86K2
STEARETH-30INACTIVE INGREDIENT5776GCL1DG2
WATERINACTIVE INGREDIENT059QF0KO0R2

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
0536-08100536-0810-95

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 6 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
BENZOYL PEROXIDEW9WZN9A0GMACTIB
WATER059QF0KO0RIACT
STEARETH-305776GCL1DGIACT
CARBOMER COPOLYMER TYPE A (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED)71DD5V995LIACT
DIISOPROPANOLAMINE0W44HYL8T5IACT
EDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KIACT

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.

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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KELIXIR / ORAL1.3 mg/5mlExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION / INTRAVENOUS10 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
DIISOPROPANOLAMINEDIISOPROPANOLAMINE0W44HYL8T5CREAM / TOPICAL10 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KCREAM, AUGMENTED / TOPICAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION / RECTAL97 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL3 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KCREAM / TOPICAL14 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSUSPENSION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)0.01 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSUSPENSION / ORAL30 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KGEL / TRANSDERMAL1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS0.05 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION / SOFT TISSUE0.05 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KDROPS / AURICULAR (OTIC)0.05 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL10 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KDROPS / NASAL0.1 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION / ORAL432 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSPRAY / NASAL1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KENEMA / RECTAL60 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSYSTEM / IONTOPHORESIS0.1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSUSPENSION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC0.13 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION / INTRALESIONAL0.05 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KGEL / VAGINAL5 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
CARBOMER COPOLYMER TYPE A (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED)CARBOMER COPOLYMER TYPE A (ALLYL PENTAERYTHRITOL CROSSLINKED)71DD5V995LLOTION / TOPICAL21 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
2 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KLIQUID / NASAL2 mg/1mlExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET / ORAL100 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION / INTRAVASCULAR0.48 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION / INTRABURSAL0.01 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION / INFILTRATION6 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSYRUP / ORAL40 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSYSTEM / TOPICAL126 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KAEROSOL, FOAM / RECTAL2 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KPOWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL285 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, COATED / ORAL0.21 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KLOTION / TOPICAL22 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, EFFERVESCENT / ORAL32 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
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EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSHAMPOO, SUSPENSION / TOPICAL1 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KLIQUID / INTRAVENOUS0.03 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR4 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION, SUSPENSION / INTRA-ARTICULAR1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION / INTRA-ARTICULAR0.05 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS7 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSPRAY / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)0.05 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KAEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL0.05 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KCREAM / VAGINAL3 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KOINTMENT / TOPICAL1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KEMULSION / OPHTHALMIC0.3 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KINJECTION, SUSPENSION / SOFT TISSUE1 mgExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KEMULSION / TOPICAL0.11 %w/wExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KSOLUTION / AURICULAR (OTIC)0.1 %w/vExact identifier — unii candidate
77 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
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fc973b87-6bc7-4101-8c7d-fcb81795d9bb797c64fc-7f3d-4c95-9bb5-5595dca8717b2019-12-05WarningsExact identifier
spl set id: 797c64fc-7f3d-4c95-9bb5-5595dca8717b

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