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Substance · official US FDA label

Benzoyle peroxyde de (benzoyl peroxide)

4 medicines listed on Vimpia contain it, alone or combined. Below, the official US FDA label for benzoyl peroxide, unchanged.

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The official US FDA label for benzoyl peroxide, effective September 1, 2026, describes products sold in the United States. The medicine sold in DR Congo may differ in strength, form or approved uses: ask a pharmacist or a doctor.

Official US FDA label for benzoyl peroxide

Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. The full label on DailyMed.

Uses

Uses Uses • for the treatment of folliculitis • helps reduce the number of bumps and pustules • associated with folliculitis • helps relieve redness and irritation • helps prevent recurrence

Dosage

US dosage, for products sold in the United States. For a medicine bought in DR Congo, follow its box, its leaflet or your pharmacist.

Directions Directions • clean the affected area • apply a thin layer to affected area • start once daily, then gradually increase to 2 to 3 times daily if needed or as directed by a doctor • if bothersome dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to once a day or every other day

Warnings and precautions

Warnings Warnings For external use only. Do not use if you • have very sensitive skin • are sensitive to benzoyl peroxide When using this product do not get into eyes, lips, or mouth. If contact occurs, flush thoroughly with water. Avoid contact with hair and dyed fabrics, which may be bleached.

Medicines that contain it

Names as they are sold. A medicine without an English page links to its French page.

Sources

  • ●Labels: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (public domain). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. DailyMed.
  • ●English names of substances: RxNorm, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  • ●Marketing authorizations: register of the ACOREP, DR Congo.
  • ●Essential medicines: national list of essential medicines of DR Congo (LNME).
  • ●Composition: public medicines database of France (BDPM), ANSM, open licence.

Public information, for reference only: it does not replace the advice of a pharmacist or a doctor. Vimpia writes nothing about how to use a medicine and translates nothing: the label is the US FDA's, unchanged; names, composition and authorizations come from the official sources above.