CVS Acne Spot Treatment

Manufacturer: CVS Pharmacy | Pharma Pac, LLC
Effective date: 2010-07-10
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 1
Source: full-release
Hydrated at: 2026-05-31 22:29:04

Label at a glance#

ProductCVS Acne Spot Treatment

Active ingredientSALICYLIC ACID

Label structure8 sections

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Active ingredient Purpose

Salicylic Acid 2%............................................Acne medication

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Uses for the treatment of acne

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. Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs,
flush thoroughly with water.

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

Uses for the treatment of acne

WARNINGS SECTION

Warnings

For external use only

Flammable, keep away from open fire or flame

When using this product and other topical acne medications at the same time
or immediately following use of this product, increased dryness or irritation of the skin
may occur. If this occurs, only one medication should be used unless directed by a doctor.

Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison
Control Center right away. Avoid contact with eyes. If contact occurs, flush thoroughly with water.

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Directions

- Cleanse skin thoroughly before applying medication
- Cover the affected area entirely up to three times daily
- If excessive dryness or peeling occurs, reduce usage to once a day or every other day
- Recommended for daily use

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Inactive Ingredients

alcohol, butylene glycol, capryloyl glycine, cedrus atlantic bark extract, cinnamomum
zeylanicum bark extract, fragrance, glycerin, hexylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose,
methylparaben, portulica oleracea extract, propylene glycol, propylparaben, purified water,
sarcosine, sodium citrate

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	SPL version
346298	salicylic acid 2 % Topical Gel	PSN	1
346298	salicylic acid 0.02 MG/MG Topical Gel	SCD	1
346298	salicylic acid 2 % Topical Gel	SY	1

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product concept	Relation	Version	Effective
ebc62596-fc97-4d03-9483-7ba095d25db7	Product name	1	20151210

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
59779-055-56	2019-10-29	C162847	48780-1	960f7f55-c113-8e05-e053-dbdaa90a074a	DRUG FACTS

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
59779-055-56	CVS Acne Spot Treatment	1 in 1 CARTON	GEL	1		1
59779-055-56	CVS Acne Spot Treatment	22 mL in 1 TUBE	GEL	22		1

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
59779-055	CVS ACNE SPOT TREATMENT (SALICYLIC ACID) GEL [CVS PHARMACY]	1	Legacy NDC, 2 package rows	20110803_c9b1a111-7654-4875-9dad-dc6fdbc76883.zip

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
SALICYLIC ACID	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	O414PZ4LPZ	1
SALICYLIC ACID	ACTIVE MOIETY	O414PZ4LPZ	1
ALCOHOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3K9958V90M	1
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	RS7A450LGA	1
BUTYLENE GLYCOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3XUS85K0RA	1
CEDRUS ATLANTICA BARK	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	ITP1Q41UPF	1
GLYCERIN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	PDC6A3C0OX	1
HEXYLENE GLYCOL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	KEH0A3F75J	1
HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S FOR 1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION)	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	ZYD53NBL45	1
MANGANESE GLUCONATE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	9YY2F980SV	1
METHYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	A2I8C7HI9T	1
OLIVE OIL	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	6UYK2W1W1E	1
PROPYLPARABEN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	Z8IX2SC1OH	1
PURSLANE	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	M6S840WXG5	1
WATER	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	059QF0KO0R	1

Products#

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

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CVS Acne Spot Treatment
SALICYLIC ACID
WATER
BUTYLENE GLYCOL
MANGANESE GLUCONATE
OLIVE OIL
CEDRUS ATLANTICA BARK
GLYCERIN
HEXYLENE GLYCOL
PURSLANE
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE
ALCOHOL
METHYLPARABEN
PROPYLPARABEN
HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S FOR 1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION)

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
59779-055	59779-055-56

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 14 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
WATER	059QF0KO0R	IACT
BUTYLENE GLYCOL	3XUS85K0RA	IACT
MANGANESE GLUCONATE	9YY2F980SV	IACT
OLIVE OIL	6UYK2W1W1E	IACT
CEDRUS ATLANTICA BARK	ITP1Q41UPF	IACT
SALICYLIC ACID	O414PZ4LPZ	ACTIB
GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	IACT
HEXYLENE GLYCOL	KEH0A3F75J	IACT
PURSLANE	M6S840WXG5	IACT
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	RS7A450LGA	IACT
ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	IACT
METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	IACT
PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	IACT
HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S FOR 1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION)	ZYD53NBL45	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.

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DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	RS7A450LGA	SPRAY / NASAL		8 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	LIQUID / INTRAMUSCULAR		400 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
HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S FOR 1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION)	HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S AT 1%)	ZYD53NBL45	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		800 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 7 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	0.15 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	DROPS / NASAL	26 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	AEROSOL, FOAM / TOPICAL	0.04 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	GEL / RECTAL		898 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION, SOLUTION / EPIDURAL		30 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		450 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	MOUTHWASH / BUCCAL	100 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL		714 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / INTRAVENOUS		4000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	CONCENTRATE / BUCCAL	679 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
HEXYLENE GLYCOL	HEXYLENE GLYCOL	KEH0A3F75J	CREAM / TOPICAL		385 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 4 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	225 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	PASTE / DENTAL	20 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SUPPOSITORY / VAGINAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	MOUTHWASH / BUCCAL	200 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		80 mg	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
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS	92 %w/v		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
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	DROPS / ORAL	210 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	RS7A450LGA	TABLET / ORAL		720 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / ORAL		6624 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	RS7A450LGA	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / ORAL	48 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	RS7A450LGA	INJECTION / INTRAVENOUS		792 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / TOPICAL	40 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET / PERIODONTAL	0.53 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS		99 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CREAM / VAGINAL		60 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION / NASAL	25 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SOLUTION / TOPICAL		216 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, SPRAY / TOPICAL		561 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
BUTYLENE GLYCOL	BUTYLENE GLYCOL	3XUS85K0RA	SYSTEM / TRANSDERMAL	8.12 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 2 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		265 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S FOR 1% AQUEOUS SOLUTION)	HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (4000 MPA.S AT 1%)	ZYD53NBL45	CAPSULE / ORAL	2.98 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 7 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SPRAY / TOPICAL	0.2 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SYSTEM / TOPICAL		42 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
HEXYLENE GLYCOL	HEXYLENE GLYCOL	KEH0A3F75J	SOLUTION / TOPICAL	0.3 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 4 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		2000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	FILM, SOLUBLE / BUCCAL		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	GEL / TOPICAL		500 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION / PERINEURAL		80 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	AEROSOL, METERED / NASAL	70 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		12 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	ANHYDROUS TRISODIUM CITRATE	RS7A450LGA	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAMUSCULAR		240 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	200 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SUSPENSION / ORAL		681 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE / ORAL	0.2 mg/1ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	SUSPENSION / TOPICAL	0.24 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		22 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	LIQUID / ORAL		162 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	INJECTION, SUSPENSION / INTRAMUSCULAR	0.02 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
METHYLPARABEN	METHYLPARABEN	A2I8C7HI9T	INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION / INTRAVENOUS	15 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 79 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	GEL, METERED / TRANSDERMAL		3675 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 59 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERIN	GLYCERIN	PDC6A3C0OX	SOLUTION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC		12 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 75 equally ranked IID candidates
PROPYLPARABEN	PROPYLPARABEN	Z8IX2SC1OH	INJECTION / SUBCUTANEOUS		2 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 68 equally ranked IID candidates
ALCOHOL	ALCOHOL	3K9958V90M	SOLUTION / RESPIRATORY (INHALATION)	0.08 %w/v		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
04d696fc-a872-4988-bd20-2ae3d7ffd55b			c9b1a111-7654-4875-9dad-dc6fdbc76883	2010-07-10	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: 04d696fc-a872-4988-bd20-2ae3d7ffd55b spl set id: c9b1a111-7654-4875-9dad-dc6fdbc76883

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