adapalene
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
54 FDA-registered drug labelers
Aarti Pharmalabs Limited
Acne Free LLC
Actavis Pharma, Inc.
Alchemee, LLC
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited
Alivus Life Sciences Limited
AMERISOURCE BERGEN
Arch Pharmalabs Limited
Bausch Health US LLC
Bryant Ranch Prepack
CALL INC. (dba Rochester Pharmaceuticals)
Cardinal Health
Chongqing Huapont Shengchem Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
CROWN LABORATORIES
CVS Pharmacy
CVS PHARMACY, INC
DARMERICA, LLC
Dolgencorp, Inc. (DOLLAR GENERAL & REXALL)
E. Fougera & Co. a division of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Encube Ethicals, Inc.
Excella GmbH & Co.KG
GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
GLENMARK THERAPEUTICS INC., USA
Jiangxi Zhongteng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Kenvue Brands LLC
Little Pharma, Inc.
LOreal USA Products Inc
Maithri Drugs Private Limited
Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC.
Mayne Pharma Inc.
Medichem S.A.
Meijer Distribution Inc.
MEIJER, INC.
MOHNARK PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Olon S.p.A.
P & L Development, LLC
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
QINGDAO TIDA BIOTEK CO.,LTD
RITE AID
RUGBY LABORATORIES, INC.
Safeway, Inc.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Target Corporation
Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The Kroger Co.
TOP CARE (Topco Associates LLC)
Topco Associates
Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Walgreens
YYBA CORP
Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 17 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Adapalene
- •Adapalene Gel
- •Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide
- •epiduo forte
- •Adapalene Gel USP, 0.3%
- •Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel, 0.1%/2.5%
- •Effaclar
- •Differin
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- •PanOxyl
- •ACNE Treatment
- •Proactiv MD Adapalene Acne Treatment
- •Epiduo
- •Curist Acne Relief
- •Adapalene Gel 0.1%
- •Cabtreo
- •Neutrogena Adapalene 0.1% Acne Treatment
- •Neutrogena Evenly Clear Retinoid Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne Treatment
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Vendor Pricing
$5.73/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$573.00 / 100 g
Purity99%
Vendors22 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
21 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $5.77 | 100 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $12.36 | 25 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $13.76 | 25 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $17.40 | 25 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $17.40 | 25 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $17.40 | 25 g | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $17.40 | 25 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $19.40 | 25 g | 95% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $27.16 | 25 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $43.08 | 25 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $193.00 | 1 g | 99.88% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $250.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals EU | Austria | $258.00 | 500 mg | 99.88% |
| Molnova | China | $340.00 | 500 mg | 99% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $399.30 | 500 mg | 99.94% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $605.71 | 1 g | 98% |
| Apexbio Technology LLC | United States | $880.00 | 100 mg | 99.91% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Life Chemicals Inc. | Ukraine → Canada | $3100.00 | 100 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $8500.00 | 10 mg | 97% |
Chemical Identity
CAS106685-40-9
PubChem CID60164
DTXSIDDTXSID5046481
FormulaC28H28O3
Mol. Weight412.5 g/mol
SMILESCOC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=CC3=C(C=C2)C=C(C=C3)C(=O)O)C45CC6CC(C4)CC(C6)C5
Data Sources
601642026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/adapalene/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/adapalene.json
CAS 106685-40-92026-04-25
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json