Quick answers
- What is Tinactin?
- Tinactin is a brand name of Tolnaftate, an over-the-counter medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 7 Tinactin products in 3 strengths and forms.
- Who makes Tinactin?
- Bayer HealthCare LLC. lists 7 of the 7 Tinactin products in the FDA NDC Directory.
- Is there a generic or store brand of Tinactin?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 69 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Tinactin product, 69 of them generic or store brands. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Tinactin been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 4 recalls of Tinactin products; the newest started October 1, 2021. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.
What Tinactin is
Each Tinactin 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.
Tolnaftate · over-the-counter medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| tolnaftate 1% aerosol, powder (topical) | Tinactin Deodorant, Tinactin, Tinactin Jock Itch, Tinactin Antifungal | 5 products, 4 companies | DailyMed |
| tolnaftate 1% aerosol, spray (topical) | Tinactin | 15 products, 11 companies | DailyMed |
| tolnaftate 1% cream (topical) | Tinactin | 49 products, 41 companies | DailyMed |
Its page quotes the Drug Facts label and lists every brand and store brand: Tolnaftate →
FDA approval
Tinactin products are sold under an FDA over-the-counter monograph: rules that set the allowed active ingredients, strengths and label wording, so these products do not need an individual FDA approval.
Companies that list Tinactin
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Tinactin products.
- Bayer HealthCare LLC.7 products
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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October 1, 2021 · Class I · Terminated · D-0250-2022
Chemical Contamination: presence of benzene
Tinactin (Tolnaftate 1%) DEODORANT POWDER SPRAY NET WT 133g (4.6 OZ) can, Dist by: Bayer Healthcare LLC, Whippany, NJ 07981, UPC 3 11017 41000 4, NDC 11523-4162-1, Product of Finland 20006105 — Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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October 1, 2021 · Class II · Terminated · D-0243-2022
cGMP Deviations: manufactured at the same facility where other lots were found to be contaminated with benzene.
Tinactin (Tolnaftate 1%) LIQUID SPRAY NET WT150g (5.3 OZ) can, labeled as (a) Product of Finland 20006101, (b) Product of Ireland 87022897, (c) Product of Ireland 87022897, with an instant redeemable coupon (IRC) tag att — Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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October 1, 2021 · Class II · Terminated · D-0242-2022
cGMP Deviations: manufactured at the same facility where other lots were found to be contaminated with benzene.
Tinactin (Tolnaftate 1%) DEODORANT POWDER SPRAY NET WT 133g (4.6 OZ) can, labeled as (a) UPC 3 11017-410-00 4, NDC 11523-4162-1, Product of Finland 86568411; (b) UPC 3 11017 41000 4, NDC 11523-4162-1, Product of Finland — Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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October 1, 2021 · Class I · Terminated · D-0251-2022
Chemical Contamination: presence of benzene
Tinactin (Tolnaftate 1%) LIQUID SPRAY NET WT150g (5.3 OZ) can, Labeled as (a) Product of Finland 20006101, (b) Product of Ireland 87022897, Dist by: Bayer Healthcare LLC, Whippany, NJ 07981, UPC 3 11017 41005 9, NDC 1152 — Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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.