Salicylic Acid
Bensal is a topical prescription medication used to treat common skin conditions like corns, calluses, and warts. It works as a keratolytic agent, helping to soften and remove thickened skin through a combination of active ingredients that exfoliate and break down rough tissue.
Bensal is a topical treatment for corns, calluses, and warts that works by softening and removing thickened skin.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 1312993
- Generic
- Bensal
- Class
- brand-name
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
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Bensal is indicated for the topical treatment of corns, calluses, warts, and other benign hyperkeratotic skin lesions.
Bensal acts as a keratolytic agent, with salicylic acid helping to soften and shed the outer layers of skin, while resorcinol provides additional keratolytic and antiseptic effects.
For external use only; avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. Should not be used on moles, birthmarks, or irritated/broken skin. Patients with diabetes or poor circulation should use with caution and medical supervision.
Official drug label
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