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Active substance

Sulfacetamide

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
APISULFA 20% EYE DROPS20 %Eye drops · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 2.45Generic · PrescriptionAmman Pharmaceutical Industries (API)Withdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
CETAMIDE 10% OPTH.OINT.10 %Eye ointment · Ocular use1 TubeSAR 8.45Generic · PrescriptionALCON LABORATORIESWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
COLIRCUSI SULPHACETAMIDE 10%10 %Eye drops · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 4.75Generic · PrescriptionALCON CUSIWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
COLIRCUSI SULPHACETAMIDE 20%20 %Eye drops · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 3.05Generic · PrescriptionALCON CUSIWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
ISOPTO CETAMIDE 10% EYE DROPS10 %Eye drops · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 15.85NCE · PrescriptionALCON COUVREURWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
ISOPTOCETAMIDE 15% EYE DROPS15 %Eye drops · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 8.40Generic · PrescriptionALCON COUVREURWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
RIACETAMIDE10 %Eye drops · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 6.85Generic · PrescriptionRIYADH PHARMAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
RIACETAMIDE10 %eye gel · Ocular use1 BottleSAR 10.45Generic · PrescriptionRIYADH PHARMAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
RIACETAMIDE -2020 %Eye drops · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 6.85Generic · PrescriptionRIYADH PHARMAWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed

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

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM10%solution/drops · ophthalmicCHARTWELL RXPrescription18 Oct 1988
SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM10%solution/drops · ophthalmicBAUSCH AND LOMBPrescription28 Dec 1994
KLARON10%lotion · topicalBAUSCHPrescription23 Dec 1996
SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM10%lotion · topicalFOUGERA PHARMSPrescription17 Nov 2006
SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM10%lotion · topicalPADAGIS USPrescription23 Mar 2009
SODIUM SULAMYD10% **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**; 30% **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**solution/drops · ophthalmicSCHERINGDiscontinued21 Jul 1946
SODIUM SULAMYD10% **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**ointment · ophthalmicSCHERINGDiscontinued21 Jul 1946
SULFACEL-1515%solution/drops · ophthalmicOPTOPICSDiscontinued29 Sep 1970
ISOPTO CETAMIDE15%solution/drops · ophthalmicALCONDiscontinued5 May 1971
BLEPH-1010%solution/drops · ophthalmicALLERGANDiscontinued25 May 1971
BLEPH-3030%solution/drops · ophthalmicALLERGANDiscontinued25 May 1971
SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM10%ointment · ophthalmicPADAGIS USDiscontinued22 Dec 1971
OCUSULF-1010%solution/drops · ophthalmicMIZA PHARMS USADiscontinued24 Aug 1972
OCUSULF-3030%solution/drops · ophthalmicMIZA PHARMS USADiscontinued24 Aug 1972
CETAMIDE10%ointment · ophthalmicALCONDiscontinued27 Sep 1972
SODIUM SULFACETAMIDE10%solution/drops · ophthalmicSOLA BARNES HINDDiscontinued1 Nov 1974
SODIUM SULFACETAMIDE30%solution/drops · ophthalmicSOLA BARNES HINDDiscontinued1 Nov 1974
SODIUM SULFACETAMIDE10%solution/drops · ophthalmicSOLA BARNES HINDDiscontinued22 Nov 1974
SODIUM SULFACETAMIDE30%solution/drops · ophthalmicSOLA BARNES HINDDiscontinued10 Dec 1974
BLEPH-1010%ointment · ophthalmicALLERGANDiscontinued7 Jan 1975
SULFAIR 1010%ointment · ophthalmicPHARMAFAIRDiscontinued22 Dec 1982
SULTEN-1010%solution/drops · ophthalmicBAUSCH AND LOMBDiscontinued3 Feb 1983
SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM30%solution/drops · ophthalmicALCON PHARMS LTDDiscontinued5 May 1987
SULF-1515%solution/drops · ophthalmicNOVARTISDiscontinued31 Oct 1995
SULFACETAMIDE SODIUM10%solution/drops · ophthalmicPHARMOBEDIENTDiscontinued25 May 1999

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Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACSODIUM SULFACETAMIDE 10% WASH$0.23985per ML19 Aug 2026
US NADACSODIUM SULFACETAMIDE 10% WASH$0.11351per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSODIUM SULFACETAMIDE 10% WASH$0.10577per GM22 Apr 2026
US NADACSODIUM SULFACETAMIDE 10% WASH$0.0849per GM23 Sep 2026
US NADACSULFACETAMIDE 10% EYE DROPS$1.96185per ML23 Sep 2026
US NADACSULFACETAMIDE SOD 10% TOP SUSP$0.51502per ML23 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.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

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Combinations containing Sulfacetamide

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.