Quick answers
- What is Acanya?
- Acanya is a brand name of Clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 Acanya product in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Acanya?
- Bausch holds the FDA application for Acanya (NDA050819, approved October 23, 2008).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Acanya?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 6 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Acanya product, 6 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Acanya been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 1 recall of Acanya products; the newest started September 20, 2013. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.
What Acanya is
Each Acanya product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| benzoyl peroxide 2.5% · clindamycin phosphate 1% gel (topical) | Acanya | 6 products, 5 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA050819 | Bausch | October 23, 2008 | 1 |
Companies that list Acanya
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Acanya products.
- Bausch Health US, LLC1 product
Recalls
From FDA enforcement reports, matched by the product’s NDC code or label. A recall usually covers specific lots: check the lot number on your package and ask your pharmacist. Do not stop a medicine on your own.
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September 20, 2013 · Class III · Terminated · D-020-2014
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: This recall is being carried out due to an incorrect expiration date assigned to a lot of physicians samples.
Acanya (Clindamycin Phosphate and Benzoyl Peroxide) Gel 1.2% and 2.5%, Net Wt. 3.5 g, Rx Only, Sample - not for sale, CORIA Laboratories, a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals LLC, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 --- NDC 13548-132 — Valeant Pharmaceuticals North Am
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.