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Drug Facts


Active Ingredient

Chlorhexidine gluconate 4% solution


Purposes

surgical hand scrub

healthcare personnel handwash


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

Warnings

For external use only


SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

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

Do not use

if you are allergic to chlorhexidine gluconate or any other ingredient in this product


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 eardrums.
  • if solution should contact these areas, rinse out promptly and thoroughly with water
  • do not use routinely if you have wounds which involve more than the superficial layers of the skin

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation, sensitization, or allergic reaction occurs. These 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

  • use with care in premature infants or infants under 2 months of age. These products may cause irritation or chemical burns.

Surgical hand scrub:

  • wet hands and forearms with water
  • scrub for 3 minutes with about 2.0 cubic inches of product and a wet brush paying close attention to the nails, cuticles, and interdigital spaces
  • a separate nail cleaner may be used
  • rinse thoroughly
  • wash for an additional 3 minutes with 2.0 cubic inches of product and rinse under running water
  • dry thoroughly

Healthcare personnel handwash:

  • wet hands with water
  • dispense about 1.5 cubic inches of product into cupped hands, wash in a vigorous manner for 15 seconds, and rinse under running water
  • dry thoroughly

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, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, PEG-75 lanolin, purified water, tridecyl alcohol