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Active ingredient

Chlorhexidine

140 finished FDA listings contain Chlorhexidine as their only active ingredient; 35 combination products also contain it.

FDA NDC Directory

Ingredient names as written by FDA
CHLORHEXIDINE, CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE, CHLORHEXIDINE DIACETATE, CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE, CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE, CHLORHEXIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Dosage forms
Cloth, Gel, Liquid, Rinse, Solution, Sponge, Swab
Routes
Buccal, Cutaneous, Dental, Oral, Topical
Manufacturers / labelers
63
Strengths listed
.012 g/ml · .04 mg/ml · .12 mg/ml · .2 g/100g · .75 mg/100ml · 1.2 [iu]/ml · 1.2 mg/ml · 2 g/100g · 2 g/100ml · 2 mg/100ml · 20 mg/ml · 4 g/100ml · 4 mg/100ml · 4.2 g/100ml · 40 g/1000ml · 40 mg/ml · 500 mg/1
Brand names in FDA listings
Acclean Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.12% Oral Rinse, Antimicrobial Foam Handwash, Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser, Antiseptic Foam Handwash, Antiseptic Skin Cleanser, Antiseptic Solution, Bactoshield Chg, Bactoshield Chg Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Bd E-Z Scrub 107, Betasept, Cardinal Health, Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.12% Oral Rinse, Chlorhexidine Gluconate, 0.12% Oral Rinse Solution, Cleancare Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.12% Oral Rinse, Cliniclean, Dash Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.12% Oral Rinse, Dyna-Hex 2, Dyna-Hex 4, Foaming Hand Wash, Foster And Thrive, Halyard Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Hibiclens, Ishancare Nail Fungus Serum, Key Dermoxine Jabon Espuma, Major Oral Rinse, Maxiclens Chlorhexidine Gluconate Liquid Solution, 4%, Natural Sense Full Body Cleansing Towel, Nourishing Hand Sanitizer Sprays, Nupro Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Peridex, Periogard Alcohol Free, Provon Antimicrobial Foam Handwash, Purell Antimicrobial Foam, Readyprep Chg, Scrub-Stat, Scrub, Scrub-Stat, Foam Safe, Micro-Guard, Sky Oral Rinse, Sponge With 4% W/W Chlorhexidine Gluconate (Chg), Surgical Scrub Brush/Sponge With Nail Cleaner 4% Chg, Swab Applicator Brushes 4% W/W Chlorhexidine Gluconate (Chg), Swab Stick 2% W/W Chlorhexidine Gluconate (Chg)

RxNorm (National Library of Medicine)

Ingredient concept RxCUI 2358

Drugs@FDA applications

Linked only where the FDA listing’s application number matches Drugs@FDA exactly. A listing in the NDC Directory does not by itself mean FDA approval.

ApplicationSponsorOriginal approvalListings
NDA 017768MOLNLYCKE HLTH1976-09-174
NDA 019125XTTRIUM1984-12-2433
NDA 019127XTTRIUM1984-12-241
NDA 019422XTTRIUM1985-12-1715
NDA 019258ECOLAB1986-07-2223
NDA 019028SOLVENTUM1986-08-131
ANDA 072525BECTON DICKINSON1989-10-241
ANDA 074522PHARM ASSOC1995-12-152
ANDA 074291LYNE1995-12-284
NDA 020111BAJAJ1997-09-111
ANDA 075561BAJAJ2000-11-1410
ANDA 075006CHARTWELL RX2004-03-033
NDA 021669SAGE PRODS2005-04-251
ANDA 077789PHARMOBEDIENT2009-06-1828
ANDA 203212COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO2016-01-284
NDA 207964MEDLINE INDUSTRIES2018-11-201

Official labeling on DailyMed

Showing the 12 most recent of 136 labels.

Sources: FDA NDC Directory (2026-09-29), RxNorm, Drugs@FDA, DailyMed. Each source’s facts are shown separately as published.