Drug Facts
OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION
Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% Solution
Purposes
surgical hand scrub healthcare personnel handwash patient operative skin preparation skin wound and general skin cleansing
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: preparation of the patient's skin prior to surgery
- skin wound and general cleansing
Warnings
For external use only
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 preparation of the head or face
When using this product
- 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 instilled in the middle ear through perforated eardrums
- if solution should contact these areas, rinse out promptly and thoroughly with water
- wound which involve more than the superficial layers of 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
Stop use and ask a doctor
if irritation, sensitization, or allergic reaction occurs. These may be signs of a serious conditions.
Keep out of reach of children
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Direction
Surgical hand scrub:
Healthcare personnel handwash:
Patient preoperative skin preparation:
Skin wound and general skin cleansing:
- use with care in premature infants and 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
citric acid, cocamide DEA, hydroxyethylcellulose, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, purified water
Package Label
NDC 0116-1021-04
DYNA-HEX 2 ®
(Chlorhexidine Gluconate 2% Solution)
Antispeptic
Contains: 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate
Distributed By: Xttrium Laboratories, Inc., Mount Prospect, IL 60056
For External Use Only.
Net Contents: 4 fl OZ (118 mL)