Since the 2024 petition about high benzene levels in benzoyl peroxide products, there have been many recommendations for physicians, eg, things to discuss with patients, safety measures to take.

Experts say that some exposure to benzene is okay and urge people not to panic. Of the 95 acne products the FDA tested, over 90% had undetectable or low levels of benzene.

The FDA has well over 2,000 reports of women on Accutane becoming pregnant since 1982, when the drug began selling. The vast majority opted for abortion.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Some popular acne treatments have been pulled from store shelves. The FDA has voluntarily recalled six products from companies like Proactive, La Roche-Posay, and Walgreens.

A Connecticut-based company sounded the alarm on popular acne treatments that were found to contain high levels of a hazardous chemical. Valisure is a state-based company that tests acne products ...

The FDA stressed that these severe side effects are rare: between 1969 and 2013, the agency received 131 reports of these allergic reactions linked with over-the-counter acne products. No deaths ...

The FDA approved Accutane in 1982 for patients suffering disfiguring acne. There are about 6,000 patients with this severe condition in the United States, most of them men.

The FDA has approved a new gel to treat acne. Aczone Gel 5%, made by QLT Inc., is approved to treat acne vulgaris. That's a common skin condition in which oil and dead skin cells clog the skin's ...

A new warning about the dangers of acne medicines is enough to make you break out into a rash. It is all over the news. Here are a few representative headlines: "Acne products can cause dangerous side ...

FDA Increases Restrictions on Acne Drug By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Aug. 13, 2005 12 AM PT Times Staff Writer ...

FDA approves Connetics acne cream By Greg Morcroft Published: Oct. 25, 2004, 8:55 a.m. ET Share ...