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Drug Facts

Active Ingredient

chlorhexidine gluconate 4% solution

Purpose

surgical hand scrub

healthcare personnel handwash

Uses

• surgical hand scrub: significantly reduces the number of microorganisms on the hands and forearms prior to surgery or patient care
• healthcare personnel handwash: helps reduce bacteria that potentially can cause disease

Warnings

For external use only

Do Not Use

• if you are allergic to chlorhexidine gluconate or any other ingredients
• in contact with meninges
• in the genital area
• as a preoperative skin preparation of the head or face

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 solution should contact these areas, rinse out promptly and thoroughly with water
• wounds that 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 the underlying condition makes it necessary to reduce the bacterial population of the skin

Otc - Stop Use

Stop use and ask a doctor if irritation, sensitization or allergic reaction occurs. These may be signs of a serious condition.

Otc - Keep Out Of Reach Of Children

Keep out of reach of children. If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Warning: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer.

Directions

• Use with care in premature infants or infants under 2 months of age. These products may cause irritation or chemical burns.

Surgical Hand Scrub:

• wet hands and forearms with water
• scrub for 3 minutes with about 2.0 cubic inches of product and a wet brush paying close attention to the nails, cuticles, and interdigital spaces
• a separate nail cleaner may be used
• rinse thoroughly
• wash for an additional 3 minutes with 2.0 cubic inches of product and rinse under running water
• dry thoroughly

Healthcare Personnel Handwash:

• wet hands with water
• dispense 1.5 cubic inches of product into cupped hands, wash in a vigorous manner for 15 seconds, and rinse under running water
• dry thoroughly

Other Information

• store at 20-25° C (68-77° F)
• avoid excessive heat above 40° C (104°F)

Inactive Ingredients

cocamide DEA, fragrance POFL 147, glucono-delta-lactone, isopropyl alcohol, lauramine oxide, PEG-75 lanolin, purified water, tridecyl alcohol

Questions Or Comments?

call 1-800-453-4538 Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM MST

Package Label.Principal Display Panel

Principal Display Panel – Box Label

NDC 17271-505-01

BD E-Z Scrub™

Chlorhexidine
Gluconate 4% Solution
Antiseptic

REF 372402
Foreign Patents and patents Pending.
U.S. Patent 6,053,369 – 6,308,866

Chlorhexidine Gluconate

32 FL. OZ (946 ml)