Benzoyl Peroxide (Topical Route)

US Brand Names

Acne Acne 10 Gel Acne Wash Benzac Benzagel Benzashave

BenzEFoam Ultra Benziq Binora BPO 4% Gel BPO 8% Gel Brevoxyl

Canadian Brand Names

10 Benzagel Acne Gel 2.5 Benzagel Acne Gel 2.5 Benzagel Acne Lotion 5 Benzagel Acne Gel 5 Benzagel Acne Lotion 5 Benzagel Acne Wash

Acetoxyl 10 Acetoxyl 2.5 Acetoxyl 20 Acetoxyl 5 Acnomel Bp 5 Alquam-X Acne Therapy Gel

Description

Benzoyl peroxide is used to treat acne.
It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Some of these preparations are available only with your doctor's prescription.
Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, benzoyl peroxide is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Decubital ulcer (bed sores)
• Stasis ulcer (a certain type of ulcer)