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Orajel 3X Medicated For All Mouth Sores Benzocaine, Menthol, Zinc Chloride 200 mg/g; 1 mg/g; 1.5 mg/g Gel, 1 tube — NDC 10237-0783-12 package photo

Orajel 3X Medicated For All Mouth Sores Benzocaine, Menthol, Zinc Chloride 200 mg/g; 1 mg/g; 1.5 mg/g Gel, 1 tube

by Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · 1 TUBE in 1 PACKAGE (10237-783-12) / 3.5 g in 1 TUBE
NDC 10237-0783-12
🏷️ FDA NDC (as labeled) 10237-783-12 billing pads the product segment with a zero
This package
Contains1 tube Pack sizes3 compare ↓
Also comes in: 1.8 g 10237-0783-18 4.2 g 10237-0783-42
OTC On market Non-controlled
🗂️ Data synced Jul 24, 2026 · sources: openFDA · FDA label (DailyMed) · FDA Orange & Purple Book · First Databank · CMS NADAC, ASP, Medicare & Medicaid · RxNorm
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🆔 Identity & classification

FDA NDC (as labeled) 10237-783-12
Product NDC 10237-783
11-digit billing NDC 10237078312
RxCUI 2266762
UNII U3RSY48JW5, L7T10EIP3A, 86Q357L16B
Application # M022
SPL Set ID 99b589ac-9833-fb60-e053-2995a90a0935
Established class (EPC) Standardized Chemical Allergen
Physiologic effect Increased Histamine Release; Cell-mediated Immunity
Chemical class Allergens
DEA schedule Non-controlled
Marketing category OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG
Marketing status On market
FDA listing status Listed (active directory)
Marketing start 2019-11-01
Route TOPICAL
Dosage form GEL
Substance BENZOCAINE; MENTHOL; ZINC CHLORIDE
Why two NDCs? The FDA registers this code as 10237-783-12 — a 5-3-2 layout, and that's what's printed on the package and shown on DailyMed. For insurance claims, every NDC is standardized to a uniform 11-digit 5-4-2 format by adding a zero to the product segment → 10237-0783-12. Same drug, same package — only the format differs.
Where does this data come from?
Identifiers from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Structured Product Labeling; RxCUI from RxNorm (NLM); GPI from Medi-Span; GCN / HIC / AHFS / legend from First Databank.

🏷️ RxNorm drug class

This medicine belongs to the Standardized Chemical Allergen class.

Pharmacologic class Standardized Chemical Allergen
Drug family (ATC) Local anesthetics, Anesthetics for topical use, Esters of aminobenzoic acid
Where does this data come from?
Therapeutic classes from RxNorm RxClass (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Established Pharmacologic Class (FDA), ATC drug family (WHO) and mechanism of action, matched by this product’s RxCUI.

🏭 Manufacturer & labeler

LabelerChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
FDA applicationM022 (OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG)
Labeler code10237
First marketedNov 2019
Product typeHuman Otc Drug
Portfolio144 products on file
The labeler markets the product; the application holder owns the FDA approval. They’re often the same company but can differ (e.g. a repackager or an authorized generic). A mailing address / phone appears here when the manufacturer includes it in the product’s FDA label (not all do).
Where does this data come from?
Labeler, application holder and registered establishment from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory and Drugs@FDA; address/contact from the product’s FDA label.

🩺 Clinical

🧪 What is this product?

Orajel 3X Medicated For All Mouth Sores is a topical gel containing three active ingredients typically used to ease discomfort from minor mouth sores and oral irritation. Benzocaine functions as a local anesthetic to numb pain in the area where it is applied. Menthol produces a cooling sensation and is commonly included in oral products for comfort. Zinc chloride is an astringent ingredient often used in mouth care formulations. This is an over-the-counter monograph drug, meaning it is marketed under established FDA guidelines for its product category.

Supplement & herbal interactions

🌿 Drug–supplement interaction checker →
Where does this data come from?
Plain-language summary from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine); supplement & herbal interactions and nutrient depletion data from the Natural Medicines database; our full guide is HelloPharmacist editorial content.

🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients

Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.

💡 Tap an ingredient (hover on desktop) to see what it is and why it’s used.

  • UNII 344S277G0Z
    Allantoin is a naturally derived compound that helps soften and soothe skin. In medicines, it works as a skin-conditioning agent and may help support wound healing and reduce irritation in topical formulations.
  • UNII Z135WT9208
    Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that forms a thick, gel-like consistency. It's used in medicines as a thickener and stabilizer to improve texture and keep ingredients evenly mixed throughout the product.
  • UNII 7FLD91C86K
    Edetate disodium is a chemical compound that binds and removes certain metal ions. In medicines, it acts as a preservative and stabilizer by preventing metals like calcium from interfering with the product's shelf life and consistency.
  • UNII LAV5U5022Y
    Methyl salicylate is a naturally derived liquid compound commonly found in wintergreen plants. In medicines, it's used as a flavoring agent and penetrating solvent to help distribute active ingredients evenly throughout topical products.
  • UNII 3WJQ0SDW1A
    Polyethylene glycol is a synthetic liquid or solid polymer used in medicines as a solvent, lubricant, and humectant. It helps dissolve active ingredients, reduces friction during manufacturing, and retains moisture in the final product.
  • UNII CAL22UVI4M
    A synthetic emulsifier derived from sorbitol and fatty acids. It helps mix oil and water-based ingredients together and improves the texture and stability of the medicine.
  • UNII FZ989GH94E
    Povidone is a synthetic polymer made from a plastic-like material. It acts as a binder to hold tablet ingredients together and as a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in your stomach so the medicine can be absorbed.
  • UNII 6DC9Q167V3
    Propylene glycol is a clear liquid derived from petroleum or vegetable sources. It acts as a solvent, humectant, and preservative in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and maintain product stability.
  • UNII SB8ZUX40TY
    Saccharin sodium is an artificial sweetener made from saccharin salt. It's added to medicines to improve taste, especially in liquid formulations for children or bitter drugs.
  • UNII X045WJ989B
    Sorbic acid is a preservative derived from berries that prevents mold, yeast, and bacterial growth in medicines. It keeps the product stable and safe during storage.
  • UNII 2KR89I4H1Y
    Stearyl alcohol is a waxy, fatty substance derived from natural oils or made synthetically. It acts as an emulsifier and thickener in medicines, helping mix ingredients together and give the product the right texture.
  • UNII 059QF0KO0R
    Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.

12 inactive ingredients listed in the exact product block matched to this NDC.

The official label also statesallantoin, carbomer, disodium EDTA, flavor, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol, pvp, sodium saccharin, sorbic acid, stearyl alcohol, water

Label-section wording can be broader than the structured product block and may mention additional formulation ingredients.

Where does this data come from?
Data sourced from official FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) via DailyMed — ingredient classCode="IACT" elements from the exact product block matched by this NDC. Label-section narrative from DailyMed / the openFDA label index is shown separately when available.

Inactive ingredient FAQ

Are inactive ingredients the same for every manufacturer?
No. Inactive ingredients can differ by manufacturer, dosage form, strength, and package / product version.
Why might an inactive ingredient be missing?
Some SPLs do not provide a complete structured inactive-ingredient list, and older or unusual labels may only include the information in narrative text.
Can inactive ingredients matter?
Yes. They can matter for allergies, intolerances, dyes, gluten / lactose concerns, preservatives, and formulation differences — but confirm with a pharmacist or the manufacturer when it’s clinically important.

💲 Pricing

A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.

Price systemPer gPer package
Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs.
Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data.
Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data.
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No price is published for this exact package yet. CMS surveys NADAC per package size, so a different pack of the same drug often has one.
Try another pack size: 1.8 g 4.2 g
Where does this data come from?
NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) is the CMS weekly pharmacy-acquisition-cost survey — what pharmacies pay. ASP (Average Sales Price) is the CMS Medicare Part B drug-payment file, published quarterly. Medicaid pays is computed by us from CMS State Drug Utilization Data (total reimbursed ÷ units, trailing 12 months) — gross of rebates and inclusive of dispensing fees, so it reflects what Medicaid paid, not an acquisition cost. Medicare drug plans pay is the median negotiated point-of-sale unit cost across plans listing this NDC in the CMS quarterly Prescription Drug Plan pricing files, before rebates. The VA pays is the federal contract price (FSS, and the statutory Big 4 ceiling where listed) from the VA National Acquisition Center pharmaceutical price file. All are free public government data; each measures a different payer, so the figures are not directly comparable.

🔁 Therapeutic equivalents

ProductLabelerPackNADAC/unitTEStatusPrice vs. this
3x Medicated Mouth Sore Gel .15 g/100g; .1 g/100g; 20 g/100g 00363-1605-19 Walgreens 1 tube — — FDA listed —
Orajel 3X Medicated For All Mouth Sores 200 mg/g; 1 mg/g; 1.5 mg/gthis 10237-0783-12 Church 1 tube — — FDA listed —
3X Medicated Mouth Sore Gel 20 g/100g; .1 g/100g; .15 g/100g 11822-6170-09 Rite 1 tube — — FDA listed —
3x Medicated Mouth Sore Gel .1 g/100g; 20 g/100g; .15 g/100g 37808-0691-19 HEB 1 tube — — FDA listed —
3x Medicated Mouth Sore Gel 20 g/100g; .1 g/100g; .15 g/100g 69842-0660-09 CVS 1 tube — — FDA listed —
About this product: other versions of the same ingredient, strength and form are listed above, least expensive first, with FDA equivalence ratings where available.
Where does this data come from?
Equivalents are other NDCs of the same ingredient, form and route from the openFDA NDC Directory, ranked least-expensive-first by NADAC. Therapeutic-equivalence (AB) ratings come from the FDA Orange Book; biologics use the FDA Purple Book for biosimilar & interchangeable status.

⏳ Availability & generic status

🏛️
2019
On the market since
Nov 2019
📍
2026
Currently FDA-listed
7 years listed
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No generic listed yet
brand only
ℹ️No FDA-approved generic found

We did not find an FDA-approved generic match for this exact strength, form and route.

Where does this data come from?
Patents and exclusivity from the FDA Orange Book (small-molecule drugs), refreshed from public FDA data. Generic launch timing is an estimate, not a guarantee.

🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)

Read carefully: FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified. Counts are not incidence, do not establish causation, are subject to reporting bias, and cannot be used to compare one drug to another. Shown for signal context only. Reports for Orajel 3X Medicated For All Mouth Sores (this brand).

Top reported reactions

Anaemia Macrocytic1
Dyspnoea1
Methaemoglobinaemia1
Oxygen Saturation Decreased1
Palpitations1
Pharyngeal Hypoaesthesia1
Troponin Increased1

Reporter sex

2 reports
Female · 100%

Serious outcomes

Hospitalization1
Reports over time (by year) — tap or hover for the count & year
2025 2026 1 1
Most recent year is provisional (FAERS lags ~3 months).
Where does this data come from?
Adverse-event reports from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA. FAERS reports are voluntary and unverified — counts are not incidence and don’t establish causation.

📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product

Package NDCDescription Marketing startStatus
10237-0783-12 You're viewing this 1 TUBE in 1 PACKAGE (10237-783-12) / 3.5 g in 1 TUBE 2019-11-01 Active
10237-0783-18 1 TUBE in 1 PACKAGE (10237-783-18) / 1.8 g in 1 TUBE 2019-11-01 Active
10237-0783-42 1 TUBE in 1 PACKAGE (10237-783-42) / 4.2 g in 1 TUBE 2019-11-01 Active

Pack size FAQ

What quantity is in NDC 10237-0783-12?
NDC 10237-0783-12 contains 1 tube — 1 tube in 1 package / 3.5 g in 1 tube.
What is the difference between NDC 10237-0783-12 and NDC 10237-0783-18?
Both are Orajel 3X Medicated For All Mouth Sores Benzocaine, Menthol, Zinc Chloride 200 mg/g; 1 mg/g; 1.5 mg/g Gel — the drug itself is identical. NDC 10237-0783-12 is the 1 tube package, while NDC 10237-0783-18 is the 1 tube package.
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Orajel 3X Medicated For All Mouth Sores Benzocaine, Menthol, Zinc Chloride 200 mg/g; 1 mg/g; 1.5 mg/g Gel?
Bill NDC 10237-0783-12 — the 11-digit billing format is 10237078312. Pharmacy and medical claims use the 11-digit form; the FDA label may print a shorter form of the same code.

🧭 About this NDC listing & data coverage

Over-the-counter (OTC) product
What data is (and isn’t) available for this NDC — tap to expand
NDC identity (package / product / labeler codes) ✓ Available
Labeler ✓ Available
Product & package description ✓ Available
Marketing category & status ✓ Available
Active ingredient / dosage form / route ✓ Available
FDA label (SPL via DailyMed) ✓ Available
Package photos ✓ Available
Inactive ingredients (structured) ✓ Available
NADAC pharmacy acquisition price (CMS) — Not published for this NDC CMS publishes NADAC only for NDCs reported in its retail-pharmacy survey.
Orange Book / therapeutic-equivalence data — Not published for this NDC Applies only to products approved under an NDA/ANDA; many listings are out of scope.
HCPCS J-code billing crosswalk — Not published for this NDC Most self-administered / retail products have no J-code — that is normal.
Medicaid utilization (CMS SDUD) — Not published for this NDC CMS reports utilization only for NDCs with Medicaid claims above its privacy threshold.
“Not published” reflects what the public FDA / CMS / NLM sources provide for this exact package code — it is a property of the data feeds, not a judgment about the product.

Questions about this listing

Is this NDC FDA-approved?
An NDC listing does not by itself establish FDA approval — the NDC Directory records that a product is listed with FDA, not that it was reviewed and approved. This listing's marketing category is "Otc Monograph Drug". Products approved under an application carry an NDA, ANDA, or BLA number.
Why is there no price listed?
The pricing shown on our NDC pages comes from CMS NADAC, a voluntary survey of retail community pharmacy invoices. CMS does not publish a NADAC for every NDC — packages outside the retail survey (institutional and hospital products, bulk packages, discontinued items, and many OTC items) may never receive one. A missing price reflects the survey's scope, not this product's actual cost, and does not mean the product is free or unavailable.
Is the NDC printed on the package the same as the 11-digit billing NDC?
Yes, they identify this exact package in different formats. The FDA registers it as 10237-783-12, which is what is printed on the packaging and shown on DailyMed. Insurance claims use a fixed 11-digit 5-4-2 format, so the short segment is padded with a leading zero: 10237-0783-12, written without dashes as 10237078312. The Identity section at the top of this page lists every form of this code.
What do the three segments of this NDC mean?
In 10237-0783-12, the first segment (10237) is the labeler code FDA assigned to Church & Dwight Co., Inc.; the middle segment (0783) identifies this specific product — its ingredient, strength, and dosage form; and the last segment (12) identifies this exact package size and type. Together they name one specific package of one specific product.
Is this package still being marketed?
Yes, per the latest FDA NDC Directory data on this page: this package is listed as actively marketed, with no marketing end date reported by Church & Dwight Co., Inc.. Listing status can change — the directory data on this page refreshes weekly.
Does this product come in other package sizes?
Yes — the FDA directory lists 2 other package presentations of this same product, including 1 tube (10237-0783-18), 1 tube (10237-0783-42). Each has its own NDC and its own page — see the package list near the top of this page.
Who lists this product with the FDA?
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is the labeler of record for this NDC — the company under whose FDA-assigned code the package is listed. The labeler may be the manufacturer itself or a distributor marketing the product under its own code.
Do I need a prescription for this product?
This NDC is listed with FDA as an over-the-counter product, so it does not require a prescription. Follow the package directions, and ask your pharmacist if you are unsure whether it is right for you.
This page identifies an FDA-listed package (the NDC) and reports public regulatory and pricing data about the listing. It is reference information, not a medical recommendation — talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medication.
Where does this data come from?
Listing facts (marketing category, packager status, marketing dates) from the FDA openFDA NDC Directory; label availability from DailyMed; pricing coverage from CMS NADAC; equivalence scope from the FDA Orange Book.

📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL

The complete FDA label for this product — the official Drug Facts labeling, verbatim, section by section. Jump with a chip, search within the label, or expand everything.
🎯 Indications and Usage ⏱️ Dosage and Administration ⚠️ Warnings 🧪 Active Ingredient 🧪 Inactive Ingredients 🎯 Purpose
🎯 Indications and Usage 24 words ▾

Use for the temporary relief of pain associated with canker sores, cold sores, fever blisters, minor irritation or injury of the mouth and gums

⏱️ Dosage and Administration 58 words ▾

Directions Adults and children 2 years of age and over Apply to affected area up to 4 times daily or as directed by a dentist or doctor Children between 2 and 12 years of age Ask a doctor before use. Should be supervised in the use of this product Children under 2 years of age Do not use

⚠️ Warnings 104 words ▾

Methemoglobinemia warning : use of this product may cause methemoglobinemia, a serious condition that must be treated promptly because it reduces the amount of oxygen carried in blood. This can occur even if you have used this product before. Stop use and seek immediate medical attention if you or a child in your care develops: pale, gray, or blue colored skin (cyanosis), headache, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, dizziness or lightheadedness, fatigue or lack of energy Allergy alert : do not use this product if you have a history of allergy to local anesthetics such as procaine, butacaine, benzocaine or other "caine" anesthetics

🧪 Active Ingredient 7 words ▾

Benzocaine 20% Menthol 0.1% Zinc Chloride 0.15%

🧪 Inactive Ingredients 19 words ▾

allantoin, carbomer, disodium EDTA, flavor, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 60, propylene glycol, pvp, sodium saccharin, sorbic acid, stearyl alcohol, water

🎯 Purpose 6 words ▾

Oral pain reliever and Oral astringent

Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, mirrored from DailyMed / openFDA. Prefer the government’s original formatting? View this label on DailyMed ↗
← 10237-0782-25 · Church 10237-0784-16 · Church →
For educational and professional reference only — not medical advice. Pricing reflects published NADAC and CMS ASP (free public data) and may differ from your acquisition cost; always verify before billing or dispensing.