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Ireland· IE-PA-PA22743/001/002

Acnecide Wash 5 % w/w Gel

A benzoyl peroxide product containing benzoyl peroxide, registered in Ireland by Galderma International. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

ATC D10AE01

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · IEHPRA (Ireland)normalisedAcnecide Wash 5 % w/w GelATCD10AE01REGISTER NO.IE-PA-PA22743/001/002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 28, 2026

Where it is registered

Benzoyl peroxide is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC D10AE01 (benzoyl peroxide), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
  • 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Benzoyl peroxide · ATC D10AE01

14 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
  • United Statesprice
Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

The record

At a glance

HPRA (Ireland)
Active substance
Benzoyl Peroxide
Manufacturer
Galderma International
Country
Ireland (IE)
ATC code
D10AE01
ATC class
Benzoyl peroxide
Defined daily dose
0.1 g, T
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked
September 28, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • ie_pa_number
    PA22743/001/002

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Interactions

5 interactions on record for benzoyl peroxide.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 5 moderate. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

  • Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
  • The source, licence and sync date on every record
  • Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan

Benzoyl peroxide · interactions on record

5 records

  • 5 moderate

Most severe, free to view

  • TretinoinD10AD01moderate
  • AdapaleneD10AD03moderate
  • IsotretinoinD10AD04moderate
  • TrifaroteneD10AD06moderate
  • Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.
Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check
Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Benzoyl peroxide in 13 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All benzoyl peroxide products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 21 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Benzaknen
  • Belgium · Benzac, Benzac Wash
  • Bulgaria · Акне Аут Бп
  • Czechia · Akneroxid
  • Germany · Aknefug Oxid Mild, Akneroxid
  • Denmark · Basiron, Basiron Wash
  • Estonia · Aknefug-Oxid Mild
  • Spain · Benzac, Benzac Wash
  • Finland · Basiron Ac, Basiron Ac Wash
  • France · Acuspot, Curaspot
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Acnecide, Acnecide Face
  • Hungary · Akneroxid
  • Italy · Benzac
  • Lithuania · Aknefug-Oxid Mild
  • Luxembourg · Akneroxid, Benzac
  • Netherlands · Benzac, Benzoylperoxide Teva
  • Norway · Basiron Ac, Basiron Ac Wash
  • Poland · Akneroxid 10, Akneroxid 5
  • Portugal · Benzac 5, Benzac Wash
  • Sweden · Basiron Ac, Basiron Ac Wash
  • Slovakia · Akneroxid 10, Akneroxid 5

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of HPRA (Ireland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/c047d86b-ee95-4af4-998f-f2e896574a9f
GET /v1/drugs/c047d86b-ee95-4af4-998f-f2e896574a9f?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "form": "Gel",
  "routes": [
    "Cutaneous use",
    "Topical use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "D10AE",
    "D10AE01"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PA22743/001/002",
  "substances": [
    "Benzoyl Peroxide"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Well-established use application (Article 10a of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
  "market_info": "Marketed",
  "authorised_at": "31/10/1997",
  "dispensing_status": "Product not subject to medical prescription",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}

See everything about benzoyl peroxide.

This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.