Meijer 4%
Active ingredient
Chlorhexidine gluconate 4% solution
Purpose
Antiseptic
Uses
- surgical hand scrub: significantly reduces the number of microorganisms on the hands and forearms prior to surgery or patient care
- healthcare personnel handwash: helps reduce bacteria that potentially can cause disease
- skin wound and general skin cleansing
Warnings
For external use only
Allergy alert: This product may cause a severe allergic reaction.
Symptoms may include:
If an allergic reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.
- wheezing/difficulty breathing
- shock
- facial swelling
- hives
- rash
Stop use and ask doctor if
irritation, sensitization, or allergic reaction occurs. These may be signs of a serious condition.
When using this product
- keep out of eyes, ears, and mouth. May cause serious and permanent eye injury if permitted to enter and remain in the eye or may cause deafness when instilled in the middle ear through perforated eardurms.
- if solution should contact these areas, rinse out promptly and thoroughly with water
- wounds which involve more than the superficial layers of the skin should not be routinely treated
- repeated general skin cleansing of large body areas should not be done except when adviseed by a health care provider
Do not use
- if you or the patient is allergic to chlorhexidine gluconate or any other ingredient in this product
- in contact with meninges
- in the genital area
Keep out of reach of children.
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Directions
Surgical hand scrub:
Healthcare personnel handwash:
Skin wound and normal skin cleansing:
- use with care in premature infants or infants under 2 months of age. These products may cause irritation or chemical burns.
Other information
- store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
- avoid excessive heat above 40°C (104°F)
Inactive ingredients
cocamide DEA, fragrance, glucono-delta-lactone, hydroxyethylcellulose, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, PEG-75 lanolin, purified water, tridecyl alcohol.
Other safety information
Warning: This product can expose you to coconut oil diethanolamine condensate (cocamide diethanolamine), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.
For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Laundering/Cleaning Instructions: Chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleansers will cause stains if used with chlorine releasing products. Rinse completely and use only non-chlorine detergents.
DIST. BY MEIJER DISTRIBUTION, INC.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49544
www.meijer.com
*This product is not manufactured or distributed by Mölnlycke Healthcare, owner of the registered trademark Hibiclens®.