Antiseptic Skin Cleanser: Package Insert / Prescribing Info
Package insert / product label
Generic name: chlorhexidine gluconate
Dosage form: topical liquid
Drug classes: Antiseptic and germicides, Mouth and throat products
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 9, 2025.
Indications and Usage for Antiseptic Skin Cleanser
- 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
- 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
When using this product
- keep out of eyes, ears, and mouth. May cause serious and permanent eye injury if pemitted to ener and remain in the eye or may cause deafness when instilled in the middle eat 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 provider
Antiseptic Skin Cleanser Dosage and Administration
- 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 5 mL 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
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Inactive ingredients
cocamide DEA, fragrance, glucono-delta-lactone, hydroxyethylcellulose, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, PEG-75 lanolin, purified water, tridecyl alcohol.
Laundering/Cleaning Instructions: Chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleansers will cause stains if used with chlorine-releasing products. Rinse completely and use only non-chlorine detergents.
WARNING: This product contains a chemical (cocamide DEA) known to the State of California to cause cancer.
‡Walgreens Pharmacist Survey Study, November 2014
‡‡This product is not manufactured or distributed by Mölnlycke Healthcare, owner of the registered trademark Hibiclens®.
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NDC 0363-1061-08
Dye-Free
Antiseptic Skin Cleanser
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE 4% SOLUTION / ANTISEPTIC / ANTIMICROBIAL SKIN CLEANSER
DYE FREE
TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS BROKEN OR MISSING
8 FL OZ (237 mL)
NDC 0363-1061-18
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Dye-Free Antiseptic Skin Cleanser
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE 4% SOLUTION / ANTISEPTIC / ANTIMICROBIAL SKIN CLEANSER
TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS BROKEN OR MISSING
18 FL OZ (532 mL)
NDC 0363-1061-16
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Dye-Free Antiseptic Skin Cleanser
CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE 4% SOLUTION / ANTISEPTIC / ANTIMICROBIAL SKIN CLEANSER
TAMPER EVIDENT: DO NOT USE IF SAFETY SEAL IS BROKEN OR MISSING
16 FL OZ (473 mL)
Carton
NDC 0363-1061-15
Walgreens, Co.
Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% Solution
Antiseptic Skin Cleansing Kit
Distributed by:
Xttrium Laboratories, Inc.,
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
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0.5 FL OZ (15 mL)
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