Label: ANTISEPTIC SKIN CLEANSER- chlorhexidine gluconate 4% liquid

  • NDC Code(s): 63868-940-08
  • Packager: Chain Drug Marketing Association Inc.
  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: New Drug Application

Drug Label Information

Updated November 28, 2023

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  • Active Ingredients

    Chlorhexidine gluconate 4% solution

  • Purpose

    Antiseptic

  • Uses

    • 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

    Keep out of reach of children.

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

    Stop use and ask doctor if

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

    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 of 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 procider
  • Directions

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

    Healthcare personnel handwash:

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

    Skin wound and normal 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° C (68°-77° F)
    • avoid excessive heat above 40° C (104° F)
  • Inactive ingredients

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

  • Questions of comments?

    1-800-587-3721

  • Other Information

    DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS BROKEN OR MISSING

    Warning: This product contains a chemical (cocamide DEA) known to the State of California to cause cancer.

    Laundering/Cleaning Instructions: Chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleansers will cause stains if used with chlorine releasing products. Rinse completely and use only non-chlorine detergents.

    *This product is not manufactured or distributed by Mölnlycke Healthcare, owner of the registered trademark Hibiclens®.

  • OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION

    Warning: Cancer - www.P65Warnings.gov

    Laundering/Cleaning Instructions: Chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleansers will cause stains if used with chlorine releasing products, such as chlorine bleach.

    *This product is not manufactured or distributed by Mölnlycke Healthcare, owner of the registered trademark Hibiclens®.

  • Package label and principal display panel

    Quality Choice

    NDC 63868-940-08

    Compare to the active ingredient in HIBICLENS®*

    Antiseptic Skin Cleanser

    Antiseptic/Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser

    Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% Solution

    Reduces Bacteria on the Skin

    Net Contents: 8FL OZ (237 mL) BOTTLE

    FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY

    DYE FREE

    1061QC08LBLG

    Quality Choice Single Panel

  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    ANTISEPTIC SKIN CLEANSER 
    chlorhexidine gluconate 4% liquid
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:63868-940
    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)  
    PEG-75 LANOLIN (UNII: 09179OX7TB)  
    HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (2000 CPS AT 1%) (UNII: S38J6RZN16)  
    ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (UNII: ND2M416302)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    TRIDECYL ALCOHOL (UNII: 8I9428H868)  
    GLUCONOLACTONE (UNII: WQ29KQ9POT)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:63868-940-08237 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC; Type 0: Not a Combination Product05/01/2014
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    NDANDA01912505/01/2014
    Labeler - Chain Drug Marketing Association Inc. (011920774)
    Registrant - Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. (007470579)
    Establishment
    NameAddressID/FEIBusiness Operations
    Xttrium Laboratories, Inc.007470579manufacture(63868-940)