Monograph
D08AC02 - Chlorhexidine |
Not porphyrinogenic |
NP |
Rationale
No systemic exposure.
Chemical description
Biguanide antiseptic solutions 0.0005-4%, for skin desinfection. Not absorbed. Biguanide antiseptic vaginal exploration creme. Not absorbed
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 1 patient with acute porphyria.
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Hibiscrub 
Cedium Chlorhexidini · Hibidil · Hibiscrub 
Aquaseptic · Clorhexlan · Clorxil · Cristalmina · Cuvefilm · Furaseptic · Hibiscrub · Hibiwash · Linitul Antiseptico · Menalmina · Menalmina Cutaneo · Normosept 
Acriflex · Cepton · Chlorhexidine · Chlorhexidine gluconate · cx · Eczmol · Germolene Wound Care · HiBiScrub · HiBiScrub Plus · Hibitane · Hibitane Obstetric · HiBiTane Plus · Hibiwash · Hydrex · Savlon · Savlon Burns & Scalds · Sterexidine 5000 
Cristalmina · Umbipro 
Chlorhexidin · Descutan · Hibiscrub · Hibitane · Klorhexidin · Klorhexidinsprit 
Bepanthen Plus · Hydrex S 
Cedium Chlorhexidine Alcoholicus · CEDIUM Chlorhexidini · Cedium Chlorhexidini Alcoholicus · Hibidil · Hibiscrub · Septeal 
Hibitane 
Cristalmina · Hibiscrub
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