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.
| Application | Sponsor | Original approval | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA 017768 | MOLNLYCKE HLTH | 1976-09-17 | 4 |
| NDA 019125 | XTTRIUM | 1984-12-24 | 33 |
| NDA 019127 | XTTRIUM | 1984-12-24 | 1 |
| NDA 019422 | XTTRIUM | 1985-12-17 | 15 |
| NDA 019258 | ECOLAB | 1986-07-22 | 23 |
| NDA 019028 | SOLVENTUM | 1986-08-13 | 1 |
| ANDA 072525 | BECTON DICKINSON | 1989-10-24 | 1 |
| ANDA 074522 | PHARM ASSOC | 1995-12-15 | 2 |
| ANDA 074291 | LYNE | 1995-12-28 | 4 |
| NDA 020111 | BAJAJ | 1997-09-11 | 1 |
| ANDA 075561 | BAJAJ | 2000-11-14 | 10 |
| ANDA 075006 | CHARTWELL RX | 2004-03-03 | 3 |
| NDA 021669 | SAGE PRODS | 2005-04-25 | 1 |
| ANDA 077789 | PHARMOBEDIENT | 2009-06-18 | 28 |
| ANDA 203212 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO | 2016-01-28 | 4 |
| NDA 207964 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES | 2018-11-20 | 1 |
Official labeling on DailyMed
- CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE ORAL RINSE SOLUTION [ATLANTIC BIOLOGICALS CORP.] · version 3 · 2026-09-11
- CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE RINSE [PAI HOLDINGS, LLC DBA PAI PHARMA] · version 12 · 2026-08-26
- CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE RINSE [MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP] · version 11 · 2026-08-20
- DASH CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE 0.12% ORAL RINSE (CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE 0.12% ORAL RINSE) LIQUID [CARDINAL HEALTH 107, LLC] · version 6 · 2026-08-17
- CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE RINSE [MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS] · version 5 · 2026-08-12
- CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE CLOTH [SAGE PRODUCTS LLC] · version 22 · 2026-06-18
- SPONGE WITH 4% W/W CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (CHG) (CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE) SPONGE [XINXIANG XINDA TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD] · version 1 · 2026-06-12
- MAJOR ORAL RINSE (0.12% CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE) RINSE [CARDINAL HEALTH 107, LLC] · version 6 · 2026-06-10
- SWAB STICK 2% W/W CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (CHG) (CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE) SWAB [XINXIANG XINDA TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD] · version 2 · 2026-05-26
- SWAB APPLICATOR BRUSHES 4% W/W CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (CHG) (CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE) SWAB [XINXIANG XINDA TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD] · version 2 · 2026-05-26
- MAJOR ORAL RINSE (0.12% CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE) RINSE [CARDINAL HEALTH 107, LLC] · version 6 · 2026-05-21
- NATURAL SENSE FULL BODY CLEANSING TOWEL (CLEANSING TOWEL) CLOTH [DR. NATURAL LLC] · version 1 · 2026-05-20
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.