Medicine guide

Foster and Thrive

4 g/100mL · Solution

  • Available without prescription
Made by
Xttrium Laboratories, Inc.

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

At a glance

Quoted from the official label · 2025-12-08

What it is

Antiseptic

Used for
  • Helps reduce bacteria that potentially can cause disease skin wound and general skin cleansing
How to take it

Wet hands with water dispense about 5 mL of product into cupped hands and wash in vigorous manner for about 15 seconds rinse and dry throughly Skin wound and general skin cleansing:

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Do not take it if

If you or the patient is allergic to chlorhexidine gluconate or any other ingredient in this product in contact with meninges in the gential area

All warnings ↓
Good to know
  • Sold without a prescription
  • FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-02
16other products contain Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% — compare makers, forms and strengths

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What it is for

healthcare personnel handwash :

  • helps reduce bacteria that potentially can cause disease skin wound and general skin cleansing

From the official label · 2025-12-08 · DailyMed

Do not take it if

if you or the patient is allergic to chlorhexidine gluconate or any other ingredient in this product in contact with meninges in the gential area

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Do Not Use”.

How to take it

These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.

  • use with care in premature infants or infants under 2 months of age.
  • These products may cause irritation or chemical burns.
  • Healthcare personnel handwash:
  • wet hands with water dispense about 5 mL of product into cupped hands and wash in vigorous manner for about 15 seconds rinse and dry throughly Skin wound and general skin cleansing:
  • throughly rinse the area to be cleaned with water apply the minimum amount of product necessary to cover the skin or wound area and wash gently rinse again throughly

Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.

Ask a doctor first if

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

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Ask Doctor”.

Other warnings

  • For external use only Allergy alert: This product may casue a severe allergic reaction.
  • Symptoms may include:
  • wheezing/difficulty breathing shock facial swelling hives rash If an allergic reaction occurs,
  • stop use and seek medical help right away
  • Do not use
  • When using this product
  • keep out of eyes, ears, and mouth.
  • May cause serious and permanent eye injury if permitted to enter and remain in the eye or may cause deafness when instilled in the middle ear through perforated eardrums. is solution should contact these areas, rinse out promptly and throughly with water wounds which involve more than the superfical layers of the skin should not be routinely treated repeated general skin cleansing of large body areas should not be done expect when advised by health care provider
  • Stop use and
  • ask a doctor if
  • Stop use and
  • There may be signs of a serious condition Keep out of reach of children.
  • Keep out of reach of children.
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  • keep out of eyes, ears, and mouth.
  • May cause serious and permanent eye injury if permitted to enter and remain in the eye or may cause deafness when instilled in the middle ear through perforated eardrums. is solution should contact these areas, rinse out promptly and throughly with water wounds which involve more than the superfical layers of the skin should not be routinely treated repeated general skin cleansing of large body areas should not be done expect when advised by health care provider

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Keep away from children

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

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.

What it looks like and how it is packed

  • Distribution Statement *This product is not manufactured or distributed by Molnlycke Healthcare, owner of Hibiclens® REV. 10/23 4FT08BTLLBL
  • Distribution Block + Claim ©2023 McKesson Corporation Distributed by :
  • McKesson Corp., via SSSL, Memphis, TN 38141 Money Back Guarantee www.fosterandthrive.com

Quoted from the official label, section “How Supplied”.

How to store it

store at 20-25ºC (68-77ºF) avoid excessive heat about 40ºC (104ºF)

Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.

What kind of medicine it is

Antiseptic

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.

Other ingredients

Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.

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

Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.

Questions about this product

833-358-6431

Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Questions”.

Ingredients people check for

Lactose, gluten, dyes, sugars and other ingredients that matter with an allergy, intolerance or diet — as this product’s FDA label lists them.

  • Alcohol (ethanol)tridecyl alcoholMatters for children, in pregnancy, in recovery and with some medicines.

Quoted from the FDA label. A label that does not name an ingredient is not a guarantee that the product is free of it, and formulations change. With an allergy, check the pack and ask a pharmacist.

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.

Medicine passport: one printable page to show a pharmacist abroad

CanadaNo exact match for this strength and form

Details

Made byXttrium Laboratories, Inc.
Active substanceChlorhexidine Gluconate 4%
Strength4 g/100mL
FormSolution
RouteTopical
Packs237 mL in 1 BOTTLE
NDC0116-1221

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

Other strengths and forms

3 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.