ANTISEPTIC SKIN CLEANSER- chlorhexidine gluconate liquid

Antiseptic Skin Cleanser by

Drug Labeling and Warnings

Antiseptic Skin Cleanser by is a Otc medication manufactured, distributed, or labeled by Cardinal Health, Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. Drug facts, warnings, and ingredients follow.

Drug Details [pdf]

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
• skin wound and general skin cleansing

Warnings

For external use only

Allergy alert:

This product may cause a severe allergic reaction. Symptoms may include:

• wheezing/difficulty breathing
• shock
• facial swelling
• hives
• rash

If an allergic reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.

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

When using this product

• keep out of eyes, ears and mouth. May cause serious and permenant 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
• 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 advised by a health care provider

Stop use and ask a doctor if

irritation, sensitization, or allergic reaction occurs. These may be signs of a serious condition.

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 of chemical burns.

Surgical hand scrub:

• wet hands and forearms with water
• scrub for 3 minutes with about 5 mL of product and a wet brush, paying close attention to the nails, cuticles, and interdigital spaces
• a seperate nail cleaner may be used
• rinse thoroughly
• wash for an additional 3 minutes with 5 mL of product and rinse under running water
• dry thoroughly

Healthcare personnel handwash:

• wet hands with water
• dispense about 5 mL of product into cupped hands and wash in a vigorous manner for about 15 seconds
• rinse and dry thoroughly

Skin wound and general skin cleansing:

• thoroughly rinse the area to be cleaned with water
• apply the minimum amount of product necessary to cover the skin or wound area and wash gently
• rinse again thoroughly

Other information

• store at 20-25 ºC (68-77ºF)
• avoid excessive heat about 40ºC (104ºF)

Inactive ingredients

cocamide DEA, fragrance, glucono-delta-lactone, hydroxyethylcellulose, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, PEG-75 lanolin, purified water, tridecyl alcohol

Questions of comments?

call 1-800-587-3721 Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST

OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION

Laundering/cleaning instructions:

Chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleansers will cause stains if used with chlorine releasing products, such as chlorine bleach. Rinse completely and use only non-chlorine detergents.

*This product is not manufactured or districuted by Regent Medical Limited (United Kingdom Corp.), owner of the registered trademark Hibiclens ®.

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 P65Warnings.ca.gov

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

NDC: 70000-0407-1

Leader

Antisptic Skin Cleanser

Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% Solution

Antiseptic/Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser

For External Use Only

8 fl (237 mL)

INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE

ANTISEPTIC SKIN CLEANSER 
chlorhexidine gluconate liquid

Product Information
Product Type	HUMAN OTC DRUG	Item Code (Source)	NDC: 70000-0407
Route of Administration	TOPICAL

Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
Ingredient Name	Basis of Strength	Strength
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (UNII: MOR84MUD8E) (CHLORHEXIDINE - UNII:R4KO0DY52L)	CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE	4 g  in 100 mL

Inactive Ingredients
Ingredient Name	Strength
WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)
COCO DIETHANOLAMIDE (UNII: 92005F972D)
PEG-75 LANOLIN (UNII: 09179OX7TB)
TRIDECYL ALCOHOL (UNII: 8I9428H868)
GLUCONOLACTONE (UNII: WQ29KQ9POT)
HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (2000 CPS AT 1%) (UNII: S38J6RZN16)
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (UNII: ND2M416302)

Packaging
#	Item Code	Package Description	Marketing Start Date	Marketing End Date
1	NDC: 70000-0407-1	237 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product	01/01/2012

Marketing Information
Marketing Category	Application Number or Monograph Citation	Marketing Start Date	Marketing End Date
NDA	NDA019125	01/01/2012

Labeler - Cardinal Health (097537435)

Registrant - Xttrium Laboratories, Inc (007470579)

Establishment
Name	Address	ID/FEI	Business Operations
Xttrium Laboratories, Inc		007470579	manufacture(70000-0407)