Chlorhexidine Acetate BP 0.05% w/v Irrigation solution

Nchi: Ayalandi

Lugha: Kiingereza

Chanzo: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Viambatanisho vya kazi:

Chlorhexidine acetate

Inapatikana kutoka:

Baxter Healthcare Limited

ATC kanuni:

B05CA; B05CA02

INN (Jina la Kimataifa):

Chlorhexidine acetate

Kipimo:

0.05 percent weight/volume

Dawa fomu:

Solution for Irrigation

Dawa ya aina:

Medicinal product not subject to medical prescription

Eneo la matibabu:

Antiinfectives; chlorhexidine

Idhini hali ya:

Marketed

Idhini ya tarehe:

1983-04-01

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
Chlorhexidine Acetate BP 0.05% w/v Irrigation Solution
Active substance:
Chlorhexidine Acetate
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this
medicine because it contains
important information for you.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, nurse or
pharmacist.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
Throughout this leaflet, Chlorhexidine Acetate BP 0.05% w/v Irrigation
Solution will be
called Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you use Chlorhexidine Irrigation
Solution
3. How to use Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT CHLORHEXIDINE IRRIGATION SOLUTION IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution contains a medicine called
chlorhexidine acetate. This
belongs to a group of medicines called ‘antiseptics’, which are
used to kill bacteria.
Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution is used:

for cleaning (irrigating) the skin

for wound and burn cleaning (irrigation)

as a disinfectant for respirators.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE CHLORHEXIDINE IRRIGATION
SOLUTION
Your doctor will not use Chlorhexidine Irrigation Solution:

if you are allergic to Chlorhexidine acetate or any of the other
ingredients of this
medicine (listed in section 6)

for irrigation of your eyes, mouth or ears

for irrigation of the brain or spinal cord or surrounding membranes
(meninges).
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

anaphylactic reactions have been reported following use of products
containing
chlorhexidine in patients with an allergy to this ingredient.
Sometimes these reactions
have been fatal

some patients ma

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Chlorhexidine Acetate BP 0.05% w/v Irrigation solution.
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
One litre contains:
Chlorhexidine Acetate 0.5g
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Irrigation solution.
Clear colourless, sterile, aqueous irrigation solution.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
As a disinfectant for topical irrigation of wounds and burns.
For disinfection of respirators.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
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).
Not for intravenous or oral route of administration.
Product should be inspected visually for particulate matter and
discolouration prior to administration whenever solution
and container permit. Do not use unless the solution is clear and the
seal is intact.
_Method of administration:_
Topical Irrigation
4.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
Do not use in the eye, auditory canal (especially in perforated
eardrums), or near meninges, brain or spinal cord. (See
Section 4.4 Special Warnings and Precautions for Use).
Do not use in patients with known hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine.
Not for us in abdominal cavities, unless under supervision of a
specialist.
4.4 SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions to chlorhexidine have been
reported.
Manifestations of such reactions have
included hypotension, bronchospasm, rash, erythema, tachycardia and
shock.
Fatal anaphylactic reaction has been
reported.
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