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acne treatment

Adapalene

Treats acne. This molecule appears in 166 of the medicines we have indexed.

Our answerNothing to add

Do you need a supplement? No.

No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.

Do you also take another treatment?

By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules

Class
acne treatment retinoid / benzoyl peroxide
Indexed medicines
166
Our answer
Nothing to add
Updated
October 2026
01The medication

What this medicine is for

Pharmacologically, this molecule belongs to the “acne treatment (retinoid / benzoyl peroxide)” category. This acne treatment is applied to the skin or taken orally to act on the lesions.

In practice: Treats acne. How to use it is decided case by case with the professional who prescribes it.

The name on your box may be here.

These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.

Most widespread

  • DIFFERINE
  • DIFFERIN
  • BELAKNE
  • ADAFERIN
  • ACNELEC
  • DIPALEN
  • REDAP
  • SONA
  • EPIDUO
  • SILSEQ
  • CUTIMUM
  • ADABENCUTAN
See all names, country by countryHide the list by country

France7

  • DIFFERINE
  • DESARENA
  • EPIDUO
  • ADAPALENE TEVA
  • ADAPALENE ZENTIVA
  • ADAPALENE/PEROXYDE DE BENZOYLE BAILLEUL
  • ADAPALENE/PEROXYDE DE BENZOYLE ZENTIVA

Germany14

  • DIFFERIN
  • DIPALEN
  • ADABENCUTAN
  • ADAPABEN
  • AKNEGALEN
  • EPIDUO
  • ADAPABEN FORTE
  • AKNEGALEN FORTE
  • EPIDUO FORTE
  • ADAPALEN/BENZOYLPEROXID AL
  • ADAPALEN/BENZOYLPEROXID GLENMARK
  • ADAPALEN/BENZOYLPEROXID ZENTIVA
  • BENZOPALEN
  • BENZOPALEN FORTE

Spain10

  • DIFFERINE
  • ACNIDUO
  • AKSENA
  • BENZOPALEN
  • EPIDUO
  • SICLEA
  • AKSENA FORTE
  • BENZOPALEN FORTE
  • EPIDUO FORTE
  • SICLEA FORTE

Italy8

  • DIFFERIN
  • ADACOMB
  • ADALAIN
  • AKSENA
  • BIPALEN
  • CASARENEL
  • EPIDUO
  • SICLEA

United Kingdom13

  • DIFFERIN
  • ADAWELL
  • EMOBAX
  • EPIDUO
  • ADAWELL FORTE
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ALTAIR SCIENCE
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ARISTO PHARMA
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS EUROPE
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE PENLAN PHARMACEUTICALS
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE PERENNIAL PHARMA
  • ADAPALENE + BENZOYL PEROXIDE TEVA UK
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ZENTIVA
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ZYDUS

Ireland2

  • DIFFERIN
  • EPIDUO

Switzerland6

  • DIFFERIN
  • ACEDUO LEMAN
  • ADABENCUTAN
  • EPIDUO
  • ADABENCUTAN FORTE
  • EPIDUO FORTE

Austria1

  • DIFFERIN

Belgium6

  • DIFFERIN
  • ACNAPALEN
  • AKNADUE
  • EPIDUO
  • ACNAPALEN FORTE
  • EPIDUO FORTE

Bulgaria1

  • ЕПИДУО ФОРТЕ

Cyprus3

  • ADAFERIN
  • EPIDUO
  • EPIDUO FORTE

Croatia3

  • SONA
  • EPIDUO
  • SONA DUO

Denmark4

  • REDAP
  • CUTIMUM
  • EPIDUO
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ORIFARM

Estonia2

  • DIFFERIN
  • EPIDUO

Finland5

  • DIFFERIN
  • CUTIMUM
  • EPIDUO
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ORIFARM
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE STADA

Greece6

  • ADAFERIN
  • EPIDUO
  • EPISPOT
  • EPIDUO FORTE
  • BENZOPALEN
  • BENZOPALEN FORTE

Hungary4

  • DIFFERIN
  • EFFEZEL
  • SILSEQ
  • EFFEZEL FORTE

Iceland2

  • DIFFERIN
  • EPIDUO

Latvia3

  • DIFFERIN
  • EPIDUO
  • SILSEQ

Lithuania3

  • DIFFERIN
  • EPIDUO
  • SILSEQ

Luxembourg3

  • DIFFERIN
  • EPIDUO
  • EPIDUO FORTE

Malta2

  • DIFFERIN
  • EPIDUO

Norway4

  • DIFFERIN
  • CUTIMUM
  • EPIDUO
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ORIFARM

Netherlands16

  • DIFFERIN
  • ADABENCUTAN
  • AKNADUE
  • BERATES
  • EFFEZEL
  • SILSEQ
  • STERSED
  • EFFEZEL FORTE
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE ARISTO
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE ARISTO ARISTO
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE GALEN
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE GLENMARK
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE KLINGE
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE POLPHARMA
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE STADA
  • ADAPALEEN/BENZOYLPEROXIDE ZENTIVA

Poland9

  • ACNELEC
  • DIFFERIN
  • ADALAIN
  • ARSIFAST
  • BELAKNE COMBI
  • EPIDUO
  • NELADAP
  • SILSEQ
  • EPIDUO FORTE

Portugal4

  • DIFFERIN
  • ACEDUO
  • EPIDUO
  • BENZOPALEN

Romania3

  • EPIDUO
  • SILSEQ
  • EPIDUO FORTE

Slovakia6

  • BELAKNE
  • DIFFERINE
  • EPIDUO
  • SILSEQ
  • BELAKNE COMBI
  • EPIDUO FORTE

Slovenia3

  • BELAKNE
  • EPIDUO
  • BELAKNE COMBO

Sweden6

  • DIFFERIN
  • CUTIMUM
  • EPIDUO
  • ADAPALEN/BENSOYLPEROXID ADALVO
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE ORIFARM
  • ADAPALENE/BENZOYL PEROXIDE STADA

Czechia7

  • BELAKNE
  • DIFFERINE
  • ARELMA
  • EPIDUO
  • SILSEQ
  • BELAKNE COMBI
  • EPIDUO FORTE
02Its place in the atlas

One answer out of three.

The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.

  • Our formula31 molecules
  • An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
  • Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
Fig. 1The outlined square: Adapalene, one molecule among the 664 in the atlas. List: ANSM. Classification: Layer Nutrition.
04Another treatment

Do you also take another treatment?

Type the name written on the box. The atlas gives you its answer.

For example Panadol, Doliprane or paracetamol.