Label: BD E-Z SCRUB- chlorhexidine gluconate solution

  • NDC Code(s): 17271-506-02
  • Packager: Becton Dickinson and Company
  • Category: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
  • DEA Schedule: None
  • Marketing Status: New Drug Application

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  • Active ingredient

    Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% solution

  • Purpose

    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

    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 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

    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 or chemical burns.

    Surgical hand scrub:

    • wet hands and forearms with water
    • scrub for 3 minutes with 5 mL of solution (4 full strokes) 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 solution (4 full strokes) and rinse under running water
    • dry thoroughly

    Healthcare personnel handwash:

    • wet hands with water
    • dispense 5 mL of solution (4 full strokes) 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

    citric acid, cocamide DEA, hydroxyethylcellulose, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, purified water

  • Questions or comments?

    call 1-800-453-4538

    Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM EST

  • Principal Display Panel – Box Label

    NDC 17271-506-02

    BD E-Z Scrub™

    Chlorhexidine

    Gluconate 2% Solution

    Antiseptic

    REF 372416

    Foreign Patents and Patents Pending.

    U.S. Patents 6,427,875

    Chlorhexidine Gluconate

    32 fl oz (946 mL)

    Principal Display Panel – Box Label
  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    BD E-Z SCRUB 
    chlorhexidine gluconate solution
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:17271-506
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (UNII: MOR84MUD8E) (CHLORHEXIDINE - UNII:R4KO0DY52L) CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE20 mg  in 1 mL
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE (UNII: 2968PHW8QP)  
    COCO DIETHANOLAMIDE (UNII: 92005F972D)  
    HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (2000 MPA.S AT 1%) (UNII: S38J6RZN16)  
    ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (UNII: ND2M416302)  
    LAURAMINE OXIDE (UNII: 4F6FC4MI8W)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:17271-506-026 in 1 BOX04/01/2001
    1946 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    NDANDA01942204/01/2001
    Labeler - Becton Dickinson and Company (124987988)