Chlorhexidine Diacetate

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Where is Chlorhexidine Diacetate found?

Chlorhexadine Diacetate is a disinfectant and antiseptic used to disinfect skin prior to surgery and to sterilize instruments used prior to surgery. Also found in personal care products for its antiseptic properties.

How can you avoid contact with Chlorhexidine Diacetate?

Avoid products that list any of the following names in the ingredients:

• Chlorhexidine diacetate
• Chlorhexidine acetate
• Bactigras
• Hibitane diacetate
• Caswell No. 481E
• Chlorohexidine diacetate
• Chlorhexidine di(acetate)
• Chlorhexidine acetate (VAN)
• Chlorhexidine acetate [USP]
• Bis(p-chlorophenyldiguanidohexane) diacetate
• 1,6-Bis(p-chlorophenylbiguanido)hexane diacetate
• 1,6-Di(4'-chlorophenyldiguanidino)hexane diacetate
• 1,6-Bis(5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguandino)hexane diacetate
• 1,1'-Hexamethylenebis(5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguanide) diacetate
• 1,1'-Hexamethylenebis(5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguanide)diacetate
• 1,1'-Hexamethylene bis(5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguanide) diacetate
• 2,4,11,13-Tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N,N''-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-, diacetate
• Chlorhexidine acetate (USP)
• chlorhexidine diacetate salt
• 1,1'-Hexamethylenebis(5-(p-chlorophenyl)biguanide), diacetate
• BIGUANIDE, 1,1'-HEXAMETHYLENEBIS(5-(p-CHLOROPHENYL)-, DIACETATE
• 2,4,11,13-Tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N,N'-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-, diacetate
• Chlorhexidine diacetate salt monohydrate

What are some products that may contain Chlorhexidine Diacetate?

A clinician's point of view.

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For additional information about products that might contain Chlorhexidine Diacetate, visit the Consumer Product Information Database. These lists are brief and provide just a few examples. They are not comprehensive. Product formulations also change frequently. Read product labels carefully and talk to your doctor if you have any questions. These are general guidelines. Talk to your doctor for more specific instructions.