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Zinc Oxide is a white mineral powder used in skin protectant products that Bayview compounds to a prescriber's order.
Zinc oxide is an active ingredient used in topical skin protectant products. FDA's over-the-counter skin protectant regulations list zinc oxide at 1 to 25 percent as a skin protectant active ingredient.[1] Zinc oxide products help keep moisture away from the skin and are used for diaper rash.[2]
Under the same regulations, skin protectant products containing zinc oxide may be labeled to dry the oozing and weeping of poison ivy, oak, and sumac.[1]
Zinc oxide is also used in sunscreens. FDA has found sufficient safety data to propose that sunscreen products containing zinc oxide at concentrations of up to 25% are generally recognized as safe and effective.[3] FDA notes that broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF of at least 15 are only one element of a skin cancer prevention strategy that should also include other sun protective behaviors.[3]
Bayview compounds topical preparations containing zinc oxide on a prescriber's order.
Compounded at Bayview
Patient guides for the preparations we make most often. Each one is compounded to order and requires a prescription.
For prescribers
Every preparation in our formulary that contains this ingredient. Strength, base and dose form are set by the prescription.
Other salt forms of this molecule, and ingredients commonly compounded alongside it.
This page describes an active pharmaceutical ingredient, not a finished drug product. Bayview Pharmacy compounds preparations containing it only on a prescriber's order for an individual patient.
Compounded preparations are not FDA-approved, and the FDA has not evaluated them for safety, effectiveness, or manufacturing quality. Nothing on this page is a claim that any preparation is effective for any condition.
A valid prescription is required. Availability depends on Bayview's licensure in your state. This page is general information, not medical advice — discuss your situation with a licensed healthcare provider.
Our pharmacists work with prescribers to build preparations around a patient's dose, form and tolerances. Ask us what is possible with this ingredient.
