Sodium sulfacetamide is a sulfonamide with antibacterial activity. Sulfur acts as a keratolytic agent. Chemically, sodium sulfacetamide is N-[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl]-acetamide, monosodium salt, monohydrate. The structural formula is:

Each mL of ROSULA® (Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% and Sulfur 4%) CLARIFYING WASH contains 100 mg of sodium sulfacetamide and 40 mg of sulfur in an emulsion base containing urea 10%, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, disodium oleamido MEA sulfosuccinate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate and PEG 100 stearate, stearyl alcohol, magnesium aluminum silicate, xanthan gum, methylparaben, disodium EDTA, butylated hydroxytoluene, sodium thiosulfate, fragrance, propylparaben, and purified water.

Last reviewed on RxList: 9/27/2011
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