Drug Facts
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
- patient preoperative skin preparation: for the preparation of the patient's skin prior to surgery
- skin wound and general skin cleansing
Warnings
For external use only
OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION
Do not use
- if you are allergic to chlorhexidine gluconate or any other ingredients
- in contact with meninges
- in the genital area
- as a preoperative skin prep of the head or face
OTC - WHEN USING SECTION
When using this product
- single use when used for patient preoperative skin preparation
- keep out of eyes, ears and mouth. May cause serious and permanent eye injury if placed or kept in the eye during surgical procedures or may cause deafness when installed in the middle ear through perforated ear drums.
- 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 the underlying condition makes it necessary to reduce the bacterial population of the skin
OTC - STOP USE SECTION
Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation, sensitization or allergic reaction occurs. This may be signs of a serious condition.
OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION
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:
Patient preoperative skin preparation:
Skin wound and general skin cleansing:
- use with care on premature infants or infants under 2 months of age. These products may cause irritation or chemical burns
Inactive ingredients
cocamide DEA, fragrance, glucono-delta-lactone, hydroxyethylcellulose, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, PEG-75 lanolin, purified water, tridecyl alcohol
OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION
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PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL
4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate