Mercurochrome

Manufacturer: World Perfumes, Inc
Effective date: 2015-05-08
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 2
Source: full-release
Hydrated at: 2026-05-31 22:42:31

Label at a glance#

ProductMercurochrome

Active ingredientBENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE

Label structure8 sections

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Active Ingredients Purpose

Benzalkonium Chloride (0.13%) ................... First aid antiseptic

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Use

first aid to help prevent skin infection in

minor cuts
scrapes
burns

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Mercurochrome

Mercury Free

First Aid Antiseptic

For External Use Only

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Directions

clean the affected area
apply a small amount on the area 1 to 3 times daily
may be covered with a sterile bandage
if bandaged, let dry first

WARNINGS SECTION

Warnings For external use only

Ask a doctor before use if you have deep or puncture wounds, animal bites or serious burns

When using this product

do not use in eyes or apply over large areas of the body
do not use longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor

Stop use and ask a doctor if condition persists or gets worse

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Inactive Ingredients purified water, alcohol, FD&C red # 40.

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

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DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	SPL version
1094748	benzalkonium chloride 0.13 % Topical Cream	PSN	2
1094748	benzalkonium chloride 1.3 MG/ML Topical Cream	SCD	2
1094748	benzalkonium chloride 0.13 % Topical Cream	SY	2

Product Linked Resources#

Resource, Code type, Value table
Resource	Code type	Value	Equivalent identifiers	Source image
Barcode	EAN-13	0790933708011	GTIN-13: 0790933708011 EAN-13: 0790933708011 GTIN-12: 790933708011 UPC-A: 790933708011 GTIN storage (14 digits): 00790933708011	Mercurochrome.jpg

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
10095-004-01	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9cf-ee10-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	faecc69a-28e7-4c94-8c44-4eeb3cad208f

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
10095-004-01	Mercurochrome	30 g in 1 PACKAGE	CREAM	30		2

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
10095-004	MERCUROCHROME (BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE) CREAM [WORLD PERFUMES, INC]	2	Legacy NDC, 1 package rows	20150508_faecc69a-28e7-4c94-8c44-4eeb3cad208f.zip

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	F5UM2KM3W7	2
BENZALKONIUM	ACTIVE MOIETY	7N6JUD5X6Y	2
ALCOHOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3K9958V90M	2
FD&C RED NO. 40	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	WZB9127XOA	2
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	2

Products#

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

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 6 matching rows.

Mercurochrome
Benzalkonium Chloride
BENZALKONIUM
WATER
ALCOHOL
FD&C RED NO. 40

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
10095-004	10095-004-01

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 4 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE	F5UM2KM3W7	ACTIB
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	IACT
FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	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 2 · 87 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	0.08 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, METERED / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)		26664 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / TRANSDERMAL	49.37 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SWAB / TOPICAL		2250 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / TOPICAL		2445 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	DROPS / ORAL	210 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SPRAY / SUBLINGUAL		397 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	GEL / DENTAL	1.8 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		99 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SUSPENSION / RECTAL	0.35 %v/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	DROPS / NASAL	10 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	GEL / TRANSDERMAL		7360 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS / ORAL	0.02 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SPRAY / TRANSDERMAL	90 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / TOPICAL	40 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	198 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	CAPSULE / ORAL		882 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SPRAY, METERED / SUBLINGUAL		29 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	150.68 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	GEL, METERED / TOPICAL		541 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / INTRAVESICAL		7892 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION, EMULSION / INTRAVENOUS		520 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	LIQUID / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	5 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / ORAL		1 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL / TOPICAL		561 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, METERED / NASAL	70 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SPONGE / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SPRAY / TOPICAL		3633 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SPRAY / NASAL		20 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / NASAL	10 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		149 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		1000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SOLUTION / DENTAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL	40 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	DROPS / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET / ORAL		7 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	0.1 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	JELLY / VAGINAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	GEL / RECTAL		898 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SOLUTION / ORAL		38 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	LOTION / TOPICAL	25 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION, SOLUTION / SUBCUTANEOUS	6.1 %v/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		8 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL		4504 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	LIQUID / INTRAVENOUS		400 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION, SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		6405 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	PASTE / DENTAL	1.8 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	SUSPENSION / ORAL	100 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	ELIXIR / ORAL		13675 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL		714 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	2.22 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C RED NO. 40	FD&C RED NO. 40	WZB9127XOA	TABLET / BUCCAL	0.01 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 28 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, SPRAY / TOPICAL		561 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
3f2e12a9-ebec-4437-9572-68aaff820287			faecc69a-28e7-4c94-8c44-4eeb3cad208f	2015-05-08	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: 3f2e12a9-ebec-4437-9572-68aaff820287 spl set id: faecc69a-28e7-4c94-8c44-4eeb3cad208f

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