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Benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride

Purpose on the label: Antimicrobial

Antiseptics and hand sanitizers

Official FDA data, not advice

The label text is quoted exactly as the company filed it with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with a link to the official copy. The list of brands comes from the FDA NDC Directory.

This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.

If someone may have taken too much, call Poison Help: 1‑800‑222‑1222. In an emergency, call 911.

Quick answers

What is Benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride used for?
The Drug Facts label of anzoon ANTISEPTIC WIPES (Shandong ACZ Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) lists these uses: Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria that potentially can cause disease.
Do I need a prescription for Benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride?
No. The products on this page are sold without a prescription (over the counter).
Is a store brand the same as the name brand?
Products listed together below have the same active ingredients, in the same amount and the same form, as registered with the FDA. Inactive ingredients (such as colors, flavors and fillers) and package sizes can differ. Compare the “Active ingredient” box on both packages, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure.
Has Benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride been recalled?
No recall linked to these products appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.

Drug Facts label

Every over-the-counter medicine must carry a “Drug Facts” box in the same order, set by FDA rules. Below is the label of one product for each common strength and form, quoted word for word. Your own package can differ (for example, children’s products have other directions): always follow the label on your package.

anzoon ANTISEPTIC WIPES · Shandong ACZ Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Benzalkonium chloride 0.05% · Benzethonium chloride 0.05%, cloth (topical)

Active ingredient

Benzethonium Chloride 0.05% Benzalkonium Chloride 0.05%

Purpose

Antimicrobial

Uses

Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria that potentially can cause disease.

Warnings

For external use only

When using this product

Do not use

on open skin wounds

Do not use

Do not use

in or near the eyes. In case of contact, rinse eyes thoroughly with water. Stop use and ask a doctor

Stop use and ask a doctor if

irritation or rash appears and lasts.

Keep out of reach of children

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

Unfold towelette: wipe hands, Discard after use

Inactive ingredients

Propylene Glycol Lodopropynyl Butylcarbanate Glycerin Water

— FDA label of anzoon ANTISEPTIC WIPES, Shandong ACZ Biotechnology Co., Ltd., effective April 27, 2026. See the official label on DailyMed →

CPAP Mask cleaning wipes · Jiangmen Shuizirun Sanitary Articles Co., Ltd.

Benzalkonium chloride 2% · Benzethonium chloride 3%, cloth (topical)

Active ingredient

Benzethonium Chloride 0.03% Benzalkonium Chloride 0.02%

Purpose

Antiseptic and antifungal

Uses

Removes oil ,dirt and grime from your CPAP mask,prepping your mask for daily cleaning with activated oxygen.

Warnings

For external use only. for external use only. do not use in eyes. If this occurs, rinse thoroughly with water.

Stop use and ask a doctor if

irritation o redness develops and persists for more than 72 hours.

Keep out of reach of children

if swallowed get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

Removes oil ,dirt and grime from your CPAP mask,prepping your mask for daily cleaning with activated oxygen.

Inactive ingredients

Purified water, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Organic Silicon Defoamer, Citric Acid

— FDA label of CPAP Mask cleaning wipes, Jiangmen Shuizirun Sanitary Articles Co., Ltd., effective June 7, 2019. See the official label on DailyMed →

This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure a medicine is right for you, for your child, or with your other medicines.

Same medicine, other brands

Each group lists the products that have exactly the same active ingredients, in the same amount and form, as registered with the FDA (NDC Directory). A store brand in the same group has the same medicine as the name brand; inactive ingredients, flavors and package sizes can differ. Each product links to its own official label.

Benzalkonium chloride 0.05% · Benzethonium chloride 0.05% · cloth (topical) · 1 product

Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑

Brand or product nameCompany on the labelLabel
anzoon ANTISEPTIC WIPES Shandong ACZ Biotechnology Co., Ltd. DailyMed
Benzalkonium chloride 2% · Benzethonium chloride 3% · cloth (topical) · 1 product

Drug Facts for this strength and form ↑

Brand or product nameCompany on the labelLabel
CPAP Mask cleaning wipes Jiangmen Shuizirun Sanitary Articles Co., Ltd. DailyMed

Companies that sell this medicine

The company named on the package (maker or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of over-the-counter products of this medicine.

  • Shandong ACZ Biotechnology Co., Ltd.1 product
  • Jiangmen Shuizirun Sanitary Articles Co., Ltd.1 product

Recalls

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

Next steps

Sources

  1. Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  2. NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  3. Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  4. FDA rule for the Drug Facts label (21 CFR 201.66)

Only medicines marketed under FDA rules for nonprescription drugs (an FDA monograph or an FDA approval) are listed. Homeopathic products are not listed: the FDA does not evaluate them for safety or effectiveness.

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