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FDA Medwatch Alert: Limited Number of Voluntary Recalls Initiated after FDA Testing of Acne Products for Benzene

March 11, 2025 – FDA is alerting the public and industry to the results of new agency testing of 95 acne products containing benzoyl peroxide for possible benzene contamination. FDA has concluded...

Small Number of Acne Products Recalled for Problematic Levels of Benzene

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – After new U.S. Food and Drug Administration testing of acne products containing benzoyl peroxide, the agency determined that a small number of products should be recalled...

Benzoyl Peroxide Formulation Characteristics Explain Variation in Benzene Levels

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – Formulation characteristics can explain much of the observed variation in benzene levels of over-the-counter benzoyl peroxide-containing products, according to a research...

Benzene Exposure Results From Benzoyl Peroxide Drug Product Use

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2024 – Potential benzene exposure occurs as a result of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) drug product use, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of Investigative...

Common Acne Drug, Benzoyl Peroxide, Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Widely-used acne creams can become contaminated with a known carcinogen even if kept at room temperature, a new study warns. Creams containing benzoyl peroxide (BPO) can...

FDA Approves Epsolay (benzoyl peroxide) Cream for the Treatment of Rosacea

NESS ZIONA, Israel and ZUG, Switzerland, April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Sol-Gel Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SLGL), a dermatology company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing...

FDA Approves Twyneo (tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide) for the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

NESS ZIONA, Israel, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Sol-Gel Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SLGL), a dermatology company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing branded and generic...

Galderma Receives FDA Approval for Epiduo Forte (adapalene and benzoyl peroxide) for Acne

FT. WORTH, Texas – July 16, 2015 -Galderma Laboratories, L.P. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved antibiotic-free Epiduo Forte (adapalene and benzoyl peroxide) G...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Over-The-Counter Topical Acne Products: Drug Safety Communication - Rare But Serious Hypersensitivity Reactions

Sold under various brand names such as Proactiv, Neutrogena, MaxClarity, Oxy, Ambi, Aveeno, Clean & Clear, and as store brands. [Posted 06/25/2014] ISSUE: FDA is warning that certain...

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