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
FEMALE-LED reporters · age peak 18-44
Female-led reporters (77% of sex-coded rows)
Age peak 18-44 (1,995 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 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.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,539 FAERS cases (Δ 85 lighter vs benzoyl peroxide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,501 FAERS cases (Δ 123 lighter vs benzoyl peroxide); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,775 FAERS cases (Δ 151 heavier vs benzoyl peroxide); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 6,460 FAERS cases (Δ 164 lighter vs benzoyl peroxide); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's WATCHLIST · DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 61.3 pp vs benzoyl peroxide's DEATH-RARE): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
benzoyl peroxide stamps WATCHLIST · FEMALE-LED; class peers and methodology beat restating the same FAERS caveats on every effects URL.