The short version
20 companies supply this market — deep enough that no single failure threatens the supply. The price is down 21% over the past year, to $0.0355 per mL.
Market view
benzoyl peroxide · Lotion
49 marketed package NDCs · 20 active manufacturers
Most dispensed: 50 mg/mL · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 42.5 ml in 1 tube · 100 mg/mL · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 42.5 ml in 1 tube · 100 mg/mL · Liquid · #237 mL/bottle · 100 mg/g · Gel · #1 tube/carton / 60 g in 1 tube
Price range and competition
RSS: changes for this drugEvery company selling this drug reports its own price. The line follows the middle of the pack; the shaded band holds the middle half of companies — the wider it is, the more they disagree.
Latest · Sep 2026 — typical price $0.0355 · middle half $0.0355–$0.0355 · full range $0.0355–$0.0355 · 1 products · 21 companies
ⓘ How this was built
Data sources
- CMS NADAC weekly survey + monthly archives back to 2013 (data.medicaid.gov)
- CMS Federal Upper Limit files (weighted AMP)
- FDA NDC Directory (openFDA) — maker roster
Method
Each month's band spans the NADAC unit prices of every NDC of this drug (min, quartiles, median, max), split into brand and generic cohorts by FDA marketing category. Maker counts come from distinct labelers with the NDC actively listed.
Pipeline and calculations built by Claude (Fable 5) from the public datasets above. Educational only — verify against primary sources before acting.
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for benzoyl peroxide, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Walgreens Acne Foaming CleanserSep 3, 2026Mfr enteredWalgreen Company · benzoyl peroxide
- Walgreens Acne Foaming CleanserSep 3, 2026New productWalgreen Company
- Proactiv 10% BPO WashAug 27, 2026Mfr enteredAlchemee, LLC · benzoyl peroxide
- Proactiv 10% BPO WashAug 27, 2026New productAlchemee, LLC
- Acne Treatment CreamAug 26, 2026Mfr enteredCVS Health · benzoyl peroxide
- Acne Treatment CreamAug 26, 2026New productCVS Health
- benzoyl peroxideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.23925 → $0.23858 per unit (-0.28%)
- benzoyl peroxideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.18702 → $0.18602 per unit (-0.53%)
- benzoyl peroxideAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.21865 → $0.2173 per unit (-0.62%)
- benzoyl peroxideAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.17936 → $0.17937 per unit (+0.01%)
Common questions
- Is Benzoyl peroxide in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Benzoyl peroxide in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database, so a new posting appears here the day it is published.
- Who makes Benzoyl peroxide?
- 100 companies have marketed Benzoyl peroxide in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Benzoyl peroxide cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.1331 per gram, based on the most recent CMS NADAC survey of actual acquisition costs. That is what the pharmacy pays for the drug itself — not the cash price, and not what an insurer is billed.
All marketed products
Expand a strength to see its dosage forms, then package sizes, then each manufacturer and NDC. Click an NDC for its full detail page.