Exelderm is a brand name of Sulconazole nitrate, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Exelderm products in 2 strengths and forms.

Journey holds the FDA application for Exelderm (NDA018738, approved August 30, 1985).

Is there a generic or store brand of Exelderm?

Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Exelderm product. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.

Exelderm (Sulconazole nitrate): maker, FDA approval and generic versions

Official data, not advice

Everything here comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): the NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA, the official labels and recall reports; pharmacy costs come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Each fact shows its source and date.

This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or switch any medicine, including a switch between a brand and a generic.

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Quick answers

What is Exelderm?: Exelderm is a brand name of Sulconazole nitrate, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 Exelderm products in 2 strengths and forms.
Who makes Exelderm?: Journey holds the FDA application for Exelderm (NDA018738, approved August 30, 1985).
Is there a generic or store brand of Exelderm?: Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Exelderm product. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
Has Exelderm been recalled?: No recall linked to Exelderm products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.

What Exelderm is

Each Exelderm 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.

Sulconazole nitrate · prescription medicine

Strength and form	Product names	Same medicine, other names	Label
sulconazole nitrate 1% cream (topical)	Exelderm	1 product, 1 company	DailyMed
sulconazole nitrate 10 mg/mL solution (topical)	Exelderm	1 product, 1 company	DailyMed

Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Sulconazole nitrate →

FDA approval

NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.

FDA applications of Exelderm products (Drugs@FDA)
Application	Holder	First approved	Products
NDA018738	Journey	August 30, 1985	1
NDA018737	Journey	February 28, 1989	1

Companies that list Exelderm

The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Exelderm products.

Journey Medical Corporation2 products

Recalls

No recall linked to Exelderm products (by their NDC code or label) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.

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.

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