🇺🇸 70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine in United States

FDA authorised 70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine on 23 May 1980

Marketing authorisations

FDA — authorised 23 May 1980

  • Application: NDA018300
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MOLNLYCKE HLTH
  • Local brand name: HIBISTAT
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 December 1984

  • Application: NDA019125
  • Marketing authorisation holder: XTTRIUM
  • Local brand name: DYNA-HEX 4
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 December 1985

  • Application: NDA019422
  • Marketing authorisation holder: XTTRIUM
  • Local brand name: DYNA-HEX 2
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 July 1986

  • Application: ANDA070104
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MATRIX MEDCL
  • Local brand name: STERI-STAT
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 17 December 1987

  • Application: ANDA071419
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SOAPCO
  • Local brand name: BRIAN CARE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 2 December 1988

  • Application: NDA019793
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CAREFUSION 2200
  • Local brand name: PHARMASEAL SCRUB CARE
  • Indication: SPONGE — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 31 March 1989

  • Application: NDA019822
  • Marketing authorisation holder: GRIFFEN
  • Local brand name: BIOSCRUB
  • Indication: SPONGE — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 24 October 1989

  • Application: ANDA072525
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BECTON DICKINSON
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SPONGE — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 January 1992

  • Application: ANDA072292
  • Marketing authorisation holder: J AND J
  • Local brand name: PREVACARE R
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 15 December 1995

  • Application: ANDA074522
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARM ASSOC
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — DENTAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 28 December 1995

  • Application: ANDA074291
  • Marketing authorisation holder: LYNE
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — DENTAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 May 1996

  • Application: ANDA074356
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SCIEGEN PHARMS
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — DENTAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 11 September 1997

  • Application: NDA020111
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAJAJ
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 14 March 2000

  • Application: ANDA073416
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BECTON DICKINSON
  • Local brand name: E-Z SCRUB
  • Indication: SPONGE — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 14 July 2000

  • Application: NDA020832
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BECTON DICKINSON CO
  • Local brand name: CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP FREPP
  • Indication: SPONGE — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 14 November 2000

  • Application: ANDA075561
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BAJAJ
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — DENTAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 7 October 2002

  • Application: NDA021555
  • Marketing authorisation holder: BECTON DICKINSON CO
  • Local brand name: CHLORAPREP SINGLE SWABSTICK
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 March 2004

  • Application: ANDA075006
  • Marketing authorisation holder: CHARTWELL RX
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — DENTAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 3 June 2005

  • Application: NDA021524
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PROF DSPLS
  • Local brand name: PREVANTICS SWAB
  • Indication: SWAB — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 18 June 2009

  • Application: ANDA077789
  • Marketing authorisation holder: PHARMOBEDIENT
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SOLUTION — DENTAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 8 August 2018

  • Application: NDA208288
  • Marketing authorisation holder: SOLVENTUM
  • Local brand name: SOLUPREP S
  • Indication: SOLUTION — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA — authorised 20 November 2018

  • Application: NDA207964
  • Marketing authorisation holder: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES
  • Local brand name: READYPREP CHG
  • Indication: CLOTH — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Application: NDA019490
  • Marketing authorisation holder: KENDALL IL
  • Local brand name: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE
  • Indication: SPONGE — TOPICAL
  • Status: approved

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FDA

  • Status: approved

70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine in other countries

Same drug, different regulators. Each page below lists the local marketing authorisation, HTA position, pricing, and adverse-event data.

Frequently asked questions

Is 70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine approved in United States?

Yes. FDA authorised it on 23 May 1980; FDA authorised it on 24 December 1984; FDA authorised it on 17 December 1985.

Who is the marketing authorisation holder for 70% alcohol - 0.5% clorhexidine in United States?

MOLNLYCKE HLTH holds the US marketing authorisation.