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Active substance

Silver sulfadiazine

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US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
SILVADENE1%cream · topicalKING PHARMS LLCPrescription26 Nov 1973
SSD1%cream · topicalDR REDDYSPrescription25 Feb 1982
THERMAZENE1%cream · topicalTHEPHARMANETWORK LLCPrescription23 Dec 1985
SSD AF1%cream · topicalDR REDDYSDiscontinued25 Feb 1982
SILDAFLO1%dressing · topicalFRANKLIN PHARMSDiscontinued30 Nov 1989

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACSILVADENE 1% CREAM$0.43283per GM19 Aug 2026
US NADACSILVADENE 1% CREAM$0.28856per GM1 Jul 2026
US NADACSILVADENE 1% CREAM$0.12469per GM1 Jul 2026
US NADACSILVADENE 1% CREAM$0.23076per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSILVADENE 1% CREAM$0.27318per GM1 Jul 2026
US NADACSILVER SULFADIAZINE 1% CREAM$0.40717per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSILVER SULFADIAZINE 1% CREAM$0.31774per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSILVER SULFADIAZINE 1% CREAM$0.12781per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSILVER SULFADIAZINE 1% CREAM$0.25963per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSILVER SULFADIAZINE 1% CREAM$0.2609per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSSD 1% CREAM$0.31774per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSSD 1% CREAM$0.12781per GM23 Sep 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

  • 13.2. Dermatological medicines > Anti-infective medicines · core
    Burns
    Local > Topical > Cream: 1%

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

All safety entries for silver sulfadiazine →

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.