Chlorhexidine acetate 0.015% / Cetrimide 0.15% irrigation solution 1litre bottles

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Cetrimide; Chlorhexidine acetate

Available from:

Baxter Healthcare Ltd

ATC code:

D08AC52

INN (International Name):

Cetrimide; Chlorhexidine acetate

Dosage:

1.5mg/1ml ; 150microgram/1ml

Pharmaceutical form:

Cutaneous irrigation solution

Administration route:

Cutaneous

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 13110200; GTIN: 5413760020310

Summary of Product characteristics

OBJECT 1
CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE 0.015% W/V AND
CETRIMIDE 0.15% W/V, IRRIGATION
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 29-Sep-2016 | Baxter
Healthcare Ltd
1. Name of the medicinal product
Chlorhexidine Acetate 0.015% w/v and Cetrimide 0.15% w/v, Irrigation
Solution
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Chlorhexidine Acetate
BP
0.15g/1000ml
Cetrimide
Ph.Eur
1.5g/1000ml
3. Pharmaceutical form
Chlorhexidine Acetate 0.015% w/v and Cetrimide 0.15% w/v, Irrigation
Solution is a clear, yellow,
sterile, aqueous solution for general topical use.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Chlorhexidine Acetate 0.015% w/v and Cetrimide 0.15% w/v, Irrigation
Solution is for general topical
use, combining antibacterial activity against a wide range of
vegetative gram-positive and gram-negative
bacteria with useful cleansing properties.
The solution is recommended for the cleansing and disinfection of
wounds and the antiseptic treatment of
burns.
Chlorhexidine Acetate 0.015% w/v and Cetrimide 0.15% w/v, Irrigation
Solution is recommended for
swabbing in obstetrics, gynaecology and urology.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
DOSAGE
Dosage and duration of administration are to be individualized and
depend upon the indication for use,
the patient's age, weight, clinical condition, and concomitant
treatment, and on patient's clinical response
to treatment (See Section 4.4 Chemical Burns in Neonates and
Preoperative Skin Preparation).
ADMINISTRATION
Chlorhexidine Acetate 0.015% w/v and Cetrimide 0.15% w/v, Irrigation
Solution is for general topical
use. This solution is used undiluted for topical application only. Not
for intravenous or oral route of
administration.
4.3 Contraindications
This solution should not be used in the eye, intravenously, orally, in
the auditory canal (especially in
perforated eardrums), or near meninges brain or spinal cord (See
Section 4.4 Special Warnings and
Precautions for Use).
In patients with a known hypersensitivity to the product or any of its
components, especially in thos