LOW-VOLUME · FEMALE-LED

benzoyl peroxide Side Effects

benzoyl peroxide (also sold as Benzac, PanOxyl) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #367 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on FEMALE-LED: 77% of sex-coded reports are female (4,474 F / 1,306 M).

Data updated 2026-05-15

6,624
FAERS reports

Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.

benzoyl peroxide reporting skew - 77% of sex-coded reports are female (4,474 F / 1,306 M). Volume band LOW-VOLUME #367 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload WATCHLIST.

Thinner FAERS extract for benzoyl peroxide (Benzac) (6,624 reports #367 of 524 by FAERS report count). 77% of sex-coded reports are female (4,474 F / 1,306 M). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.

Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2004–2025). Stamps WATCHLIST · DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED.

DRY SKIN leads 1,504 of 6,624 reports

DRY SKIN
1,504
ACNE
1,471
ERYTHEMA
1,155
SKIN BURNING SENSATION
974
SKIN IRRITATION
866
INAPPROPRIATE SCHEDULE OF PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION
624
SKIN EXFOLIATION
561
PRURITUS
495
OVERDOSE
490
RASH
472
HYPERSENSITIVITY
321
PAIN OF SKIN
320
SWELLING FACE
264
UNDERDOSE
198
URTICARIA
197
CONDITION AGGRAVATED
189
EYE SWELLING
150
DYSPNOEA
136

FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 18-44

Female-led reporters (77% of sex-coded rows)

Female 4,474 (77%)
Male 1,306 (23%)
Unknown 11

Age peak 18-44 (1,995 reports)

0-17 1,118 (30%)
18-44 1,995 (54%)
45-64 409 (11%)
65-74 106 (3%)
75+ 38 (1%)

FAERS filings rising toward 2025

2004 2025

Reactions in Death Reports

Death is rare in this extract (51 / 6,624). Co-reported reactions in that thin subset:

Reaction Reports
CEREBRAL ISCHAEMIA 11
DEATH 11
EMBOLISM 11
POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME 11
PNEUMONIA 8
PANCREATIC CARCINOMA 7
PAIN 6
DYSPNOEA 5
NEOPLASM PROGRESSION 5
COMPLETED SUICIDE 4
ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE 3
ASTHENIA 3
DIARRHOEA 3
FATIGUE 3
INFECTION 3
TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS 3
WOUND 3
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY 2
ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA 2

Reactions in Hospitalization Reports

Hospitalization is lighter here (370). Reactions in that subset:

Reaction Reports
SWELLING FACE 35
PAIN 34
HYPERSENSITIVITY 26
DYSPNOEA 25
PRURITUS 23
NAUSEA 21
FATIGUE 20
ANXIETY 19
DIARRHOEA 18
ERYTHEMA 17
RASH 17
EYE SWELLING 16
PNEUMONIA 16
CHEST PAIN 15
HEADACHE 15
VOMITING 15
ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE 14
How to read benzoyl peroxide FAERS figures (WATCHLIST · DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT)

FAERS holds 6,624 voluntary reports linked to benzoyl peroxide (Benzac, PanOxyl), 2004-2025. Death is listed on 51 (0.8%). Hospitalization appears on 370 (5.6%). Top co-reported indication: Acne.

Sparse extract - named reactions and FEMALE-LED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.

Read with benzoyl peroxide

Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT stamps.