Benzoyl Peroxide

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Benzoyl Peroxide

Description of the Drug

Benzoyl peroxide is an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent used for the symptomatic treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris and rosacea.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB09096

Brand Name(s)

Acetoxyl 2.5, Acetoxyl 5, Acne-aid cream, Acnecide, Acnecide 10, Acnegel, Acnegel fte, Acnidazil, Benoxyl, Benoxyl 10, Benoxyl 20, Benoxyl 5, Benzac, Benzac w, Benzagel 10, Benzagel 5, Benzamycin, Brevoxyl, Clearasil max 10, Clear by design, Dermoxyl, Dry and clear, Dry clear, Epi-clear, Epsolay, Fostex bpo bar, gel, and wash, Gppe lotio gel, Loroxide, Mediclear, Mediclear acne 10, Mediclear acne 5, Nericur, Oxy-10, Oxy-10 cover-up, Oxy-5, Panoxyl, Panoxyl 10, Panoxyl 10 acnegel, Panoxyl 10 aquagel, Panoxyl 2.5 aquagel, Panoxyl 5 acnegel, Panoxyl 5 aquagel, Panoxyl crm 5, Panoxyl lot 10, Panoxyl lot 5, Persa-gel, Quinoderm 5, Quinoped, Theraderm 10, Theraderm 5, Topex, Ultra clearasil, Valderma, Vanair, Vanoxide

Company Owner(s)

Actavis Mid Atlantic Llc, Lyne Laboratories Inc, Taro Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Sa, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Zydus Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Actavis Laboratories Ut Inc, Aleor Dermaceuticals Ltd, Anda Repository Llc, Encube Ethicals Private Ltd

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Not Available

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL63
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0032040
DrugBank DB09096
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14823209
PubChem 7187
Mcule MCULE-5748985501
NMRShiftDB 30095486
Nikkaji J2.843F
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID6024591
DrugCentral 328
Brenda 121019
ChemicalBook CB7484148 CB0484149
rxnorm BENZAC BREVOXYL PERSA-GEL PANOXYL BENZOYL PEROXIDE
KEGG Ligand C19346
ChEBI 82405
ZINC ZINC000000001016