Label: SCRUB CARE EXIDINE -4 CHG- chlorhexidine gluconate liquid

  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: New Drug Application

Drug Label Information

Updated October 21, 2020

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  • Active Ingredient

    Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% Solution

  • Purposes

    Antiseptic

  • Uses

    • surgical hand scrub: significantly reduces the number of microorganisms on the hand and forearms prior to surgery or patient care
    • healthcare personnel hand wash: 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 skin cleansing
  • Warnings

    For external use only

    Allergy alert:

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

    • wheezing
    • 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 thus product
    • in contact with meninges
    • in 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 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 if the skin should not be routinely treated
    • repeated general skin cleansing of large body areas should not be done except when advised by a health care provider

    Stop use and ask doctor

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

    If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

  • Direction

    • 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 arms 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 separate 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 water
    • dispense about 5 ml of product into cupped hands and wash in a vigorous manner for 15 seconds
    • rinse and dry thoroughly.

    Patient preoperative skin preparation:

    • apply product liberally to surgical site and swab for at least 2 minutes
    • dry with a sterile towel
    • repeat procedure for an additional 2 minutes and dry with a sterile towel

    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 20-25º C (68-77ºF)
    • Avoid excessive heat above 40ºC (104ºF)
  • Inactive Ingredients

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

  • Questions or comments?

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  • Principal Display Panel

    NDC 0116-2994

    BD Scrub Care™

    Exidine™ - 4 CHG 4%

    Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% Solution

    Antiseptic

    Non-sterile Solution

    Contains:

    4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate

    For External Use Only

    For Single Use Only

    Distributed By

    Becton, Dickinson and Company

    Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA

    51-10081 Rev. A

    ETOBTLLBLE

    Net Contents: 4 fl oz (118 mL)

    4ETO PDP

    4ETO DF1

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    4ETP DF4

  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    SCRUB CARE  EXIDINE -4 CHG
    chlorhexidine gluconate liquid
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:0116-2994
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (UNII: MOR84MUD8E) (CHLORHEXIDINE - UNII:R4KO0DY52L) CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE4 mg  in 100 mL
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    LAURAMINE OXIDE (UNII: 4F6FC4MI8W)  
    COCO DIETHANOLAMIDE (UNII: 92005F972D)  
    GLUCONOLACTONE (UNII: WQ29KQ9POT)  
    HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (2000 CPS AT 1%) (UNII: S38J6RZN16)  
    TRIDECYL ALCOHOL (UNII: 8I9428H868)  
    PEG-75 LANOLIN (UNII: 09179OX7TB)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (UNII: ND2M416302)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:0116-2994-05118 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC; Type 0: Not a Combination Product11/11/2012
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    NDANDA01912511/01/2012
    Labeler - Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. (007470579)
    Registrant - Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. (007470579)
    Establishment
    NameAddressID/FEIBusiness Operations
    Xttrium Laboratories, Inc.007470579manufacture(0116-2994)