Label: APLICARE ANTISEPTIC CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE- chlorhexidine gluconate solution

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

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  • 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
    • patient preoperative skin preparation: for the preparation of the patient's skin prior to surgery
    • skin wound and general skin 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 prep of the head or face

    When using this product

    • single use when used for patient preoperative skin preparation
    • 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 installed in the middle ear through perforated ear drums.
    • 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 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. This 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 on 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 about 5 mL of product with 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 with 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 and 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
  • Inactive ingredients

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

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  • PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

    4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate

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  • INGREDIENTS AND APPEARANCE
    APLICARE ANTISEPTIC CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE 
    chlorhexidine gluconate solution
    Product Information
    Product TypeHUMAN OTC DRUGItem Code (Source)NDC:52380-1272
    Route of AdministrationTOPICAL
    Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
    Ingredient NameBasis of StrengthStrength
    CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (UNII: MOR84MUD8E) (CHLORHEXIDINE - UNII:R4KO0DY52L) CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE4 g  in 100 mL
    Inactive Ingredients
    Ingredient NameStrength
    COCO DIETHANOLAMIDE (UNII: 92005F972D)  
    GLUCONOLACTONE (UNII: WQ29KQ9POT)  
    HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (140 CPS AT 5%) (UNII: 8136Y38GY5)  
    ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (UNII: ND2M416302)  
    LAURAMINE OXIDE (UNII: 4F6FC4MI8W)  
    WATER (UNII: 059QF0KO0R)  
    Packaging
    #Item CodePackage DescriptionMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    1NDC:52380-1272-4118 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    2NDC:52380-1272-8237 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    3NDC:52380-1272-6473 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    4NDC:52380-1272-7946 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    5NDC:52380-1272-93800 mL in 1 BOTTLE; Type 0: Not a Combination Product
    Marketing Information
    Marketing CategoryApplication Number or Monograph CitationMarketing Start DateMarketing End Date
    NDANDA01912509/01/1998
    Labeler - Aplicare, Inc. (107255002)