Benzoyl Peroxide
BP Gel, BP Wash, Oxy-5, Oxy-10, PanOxyl, and many other products
Topical acne product
| C | ? | No | No | No |
| Key |
- Liquid wash [OTC]: 2.5% (240 mL), 5% (120, 150, 240 mL), 7% (480 mL), 10% (120, 150, 240 mL)
- Liquid cream wash [OTC]: 4% (170 g), 7% (180 g)
- Bar [OTC]: 10% (113 g)
- Lotion [OTC]: 5% (30, 120 mL), 8% (297 g), 10% (30, 120 mL)
- Cream [OTC]: 5% (3, 30 g), 10% (30 g)
- Gel [OTC]: 2.5% (60 g), 5% (42.5, 60, 90 g), 6.5% (113 g), 8% (113 g), 10% (42.5, 60, 90 g)
- NOTE: Some preparations may contain alcohol and come in combination packs of cleansers and creams at various strengths.
- Combination product with erythromycin (Benzamycin and generics):
- Gel: 30 mg erythromycin and 50 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (23.3, 46 g); some preparations may contain 20% alcohol.
- Combination product with clindamycin:
- Gel: 10 mg clindamycin and 50 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (25, 35, 50 g), 12 mg clindamycin and 25 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (50 g), 12 mg clindamycin and 50 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (45 g); some preparations may contain methylparaben.
- Acanya: 12 mg clindamycin and 25 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (50 g); contains propylene glycol
- Neuac:12 mg clindamycin and 50 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (45 g); contains parabens
- Onexton:12 mg clindamycin and 37.5 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (3.5, 50 g); contains propylene glycol
- Gel: 10 mg clindamycin and 50 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (25, 35, 50 g), 12 mg clindamycin and 25 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (50 g), 12 mg clindamycin and 50 mg benzoyl peroxide per g (45 g); some preparations may contain methylparaben.
- Combination product with adapalene: See Adapalene ± Benzoyl Peroxide.
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Benzoyl Peroxide." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309675/2/Benzoyl_Peroxide.
Benzoyl Peroxide. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309675/2/Benzoyl_Peroxide. Accessed August 7, 2026.
Benzoyl Peroxide. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309675/2/Benzoyl_Peroxide
Benzoyl Peroxide [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 August 07]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309675/2/Benzoyl_Peroxide.
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