Foster and Thrive
4 g/100mL · Solution
- Available without prescription
- Active substance
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4%
- Made by
- Xttrium Laboratories, Inc.
- Source
- Official label
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
Antiseptic
- Helps reduce bacteria that potentially can cause disease skin wound and general skin cleansing
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:
Full directions ↓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 ↓- 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
Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed
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.
- Prop 65 statement WARNING: Cancer - www.P65Warnings.co.giv
- 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 alcohol
Matters 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.
Every version of this medicine (16)
The same active substance, strength and kind of form, from every company that sells it — with what each label lists.
Showing 16 of 16
- Foster and ThriveThis oneWithout prescriptionXttrium Laboratories, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
- HibiclensWithout prescriptionAsclemed USA, Inc.Names none of these
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserWithout prescriptionCardinal HealthAlcohol (ethanol)
- Antiseptic SolutionWithout prescriptionColoplast CorpAlcohol (ethanol)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserWithout prescriptionCVS Pharmacy, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
- ClinicleanWithout prescriptionHR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
- Foster and ThriveWithout prescriptionMcKesson CorporationAlcohol (ethanol)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserWithout prescriptionMcKesson Medical-SurgicalAlcohol (ethanol)
- HibiclensWithout prescriptionMolnlycke Health CareNames none of these
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserWithout prescriptionRite AidAlcohol (ethanol)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserWithout prescriptionRite AidAlcohol (ethanol)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserPrescription onlyXttrium Laboratories, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserWithout prescriptionXttrium Laboratories, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
- Cardinal HealthWithout prescriptionXttrium Laboratories, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
- ClinicleanWithout prescriptionXttrium Laboratories, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
- Dyna-Hex 4Without prescriptionXttrium Laboratories, Inc.Alcohol (ethanol)
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 by | Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% |
| Strength | 4 g/100mL |
| Form | Solution |
| Route | Topical |
| Packs | 237 mL in 1 BOTTLE |
| NDC | 0116-1221 |
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.
- Solution2 products
4 g/100mL2
4 g/100mL · 2 companies
- McKesson Corporation
- Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. · this page
- Patch1 products
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.