Comparing Gelclair vs Peridex
| Gelclair (sodium hyaluronate) | Peridex (chlorhexidine) |
|
|---|
| Gelclair (sodium hyaluronate) | Peridex (chlorhexidine) |
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescription only
Prescribed for Mucositis. Gelclair may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Periodontitis, Gingivitis, Mucositis. Peridex may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Mucositis
Popular comparisons
|
|||||||
| More about Gelclair (sodium hyaluronate) | More about Peridex (chlorhexidine) | ||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
|
Be the first to share your experience with this drug. |
Peridex has an average rating of 9.4 out of 10 from a total of 7 ratings on Drugs.com. 86% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||
| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||
|
View all Gelclair side effects |
View all Peridex side effects |
||||||||
| Drug Class | |||||||||
| Generic Availability | |||||||||
|
N/A |
|||||||||
| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
|
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
View all Peridex prices |
||||||||
| Dosage Forms | |||||||||
|
N/A |
|
||||||||
| Brand Names | |||||||||
| Other sodium hyaluronate brands include: Bionect, Hylase Wound Gel, Hylinate, Hylira, IPM Wound, RadiaPlexRx, Xclair | Other chlorhexidine brands include: Acclean, Bactoshield, Bactoshield CHG, Betasept, Biopatch, Calgon Vesta, ChloraPrep One-Step, Chlorostat, Chlorostat 4, CliniClean, Denti-Rinse, Dyna-Hex, Exidine, Hibiclens, Hibistat, Hibistat Towelette, Paroex, PerioChip, Periogard, Scrub Care, Scrub Care Exidine, Sky Oral Rinse, Spectrum-4, Tegaderm CHG Dressing View more | ||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||
|
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||
| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
|
Category N
Not classified
|
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||
| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
|
No known drug interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
A total of 1 drugs are known to interact with Peridex:
|
||||||||
| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||
|
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
||||||||
| Disease Interactions | |||||||||
|
No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
||||||||
| First Approval Date | |||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
| More Information | |||||||||
| Patient Resources | |||||||||
| Professional Resources | |||||||||
|
N/A |
|||||||||
| Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||
1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
See also:
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.