United States· US:0096-0736_490f0d08-9a41-4f23-e063-6294a90a024a
DHS tar gel
A medicinal product containing coal tar, registered in United States by Person and Covey.
Checked against FDA National Drug Code directory (United States) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)- Active substance
- COAL TAR
- Manufacturer
- Person and Covey
- Country
- United States (US)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
- Last checked
- September 27, 2026
Packs & prices · 4
- ndc110096073608249.6 g in 1 BOTTLE (0096-0736-08)
- ndc11009607362220.8 g in 1 BOTTLE (0096-0736-22)
- ndc110096-0736-08
- ndc110096-0736-22
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Coal tar in 5 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United KingdomAlphosyl 2 in 1 shampooOmega Pharma Ltd
- CanadaCOAL-TAR SHAMPOOSEAFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
- SpainEXOREX EMULSIONTosara Pharma Limited
- IrelandExorex Lotion 5% v/w Cutaneous EmulsionTeva B.V.
- NorwayTarmedGlaxoSmithKline
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 6 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Spain · Tarmed
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Alphosyl ‘2 In 1’, Carbo-Dome*
- Greece · Ionil
- Ireland · Exorex Lotion, Neutrogena T/Gel
- Netherlands · Exorex, Exorex Lotion
- Portugal · Tarmed
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/c5130609-e72f-4bb8-ad67-58eb7443e839 GET /v1/drugs/c5130609-e72f-4bb8-ad67-58eb7443e839?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.
{
"route": "TOPICAL",
"source": "ndc",
"strength": ".005",
"substance": "COAL TAR",
"productndc": "0096-0736",
"dosage_form": "SHAMPOO",
"dea_schedule": null,
"strength_unit": "g/g",
"application_number": "M032",
"marketing_category": "OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG"
}See everything about coal tar.
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