OTC Products for Acne
Page by: E.J. Mayeaux, Jr., M.D.
Louisiana State University Medical Center Shreveport, Louisiana
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Active agent Formulations Common Brand Names
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Benzoyl peroxide Bar: 5%, 10% Fostex, PanOxyl
Cream: 5%, 10% Exact, Clearasil
Gel: 2.5%,5%,10%,20% Clear by Design, Dryox,
Liquid: 5%, 10% Oxy 5, Oxy 10 Wash
Lotion: 5%, 5.5%, 10% Oxy 10 Max Strength
Loroxide, Vanoxide,
Dryox Wash, Fostex Wash,
Clearasil Max Strength,
Benoxyl 5, Neutrogena Acne Mask
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Salicylic acid Cream: 2% PROPApH Acne Max Strength Cream
Gel: 2% Stridex Clear Gel
Lotion: 2% Oxy Night Watch
Stick: 2% Clearasil Clearstick
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Sulfur Cream: 5%, Soap: 5% Sulpho-Lac Acne Medication
Lotion: 4%, 10% Liquimat, Therac Lotion
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Benzoyl peroxide/ Gel: 10% BP/5% sulfur; Dryox 1 OS 5, Dryox 20S 1 0
sulfur 20% BP/10% sulfur
Lotion: 5% BP/2% sulfur; Sulfoxyl
10% BP/5% sulfur
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Sulfur/resorcinol Lotion: 5% sulfur/2% resrc Sulforcin Lotion, Rezamid Lotion
Cream: 8% sulfur/2% resrc Acnomel Cream
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