Bactoshield CHG: Package Insert / Prescribing Info

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 preparation
• as a patient preoperative skin preparation (especially on the head or face)
• 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 placed or kept in the eye during surgical procedures or may cause deafness when instilled in the middle ear through perforated eardrums.
• if contact occurs, rinse with cold water right away
• 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 an 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 and lasts for 72 hours. 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.

Surgical hand scrub

• remove jewelry
• wet hands and forearms with water and apply 5 mL of the product
• wash/scrub hands and forearms for 3 minutes paying particular attention to the nails, cuticles, and interdigital spaces
• rinse thoroughly with water
• wash for an additional 3 minutes with 5 mL of the 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 30 seconds
• rinse and dry thoroughly

Skin wound and general skin cleanser

• thoroughly rinse the area to be cleansed with water
• apply the minimum amount of product necessary to cover the skin or wound area and wash gently. Rinse thoroughly with water.
• rinse again thoroughly