Medicine guide

Swisher

1 mg/mL · Solution

  • Available without prescription
Active substance
Benzalkonium Chloride
Made by
Ecolab 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 · 2024-08-02

What it is

Antiseptic handwash

Used for
  • For handwashing to decrease bacteria on the skin
Warning

For external use only FLAMMABLE.

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
800other products contain Benzalkonium Chloride — compare makers, forms and strengths

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What it is for

  • for handwashing to decrease bacteria on the skin

From the official label · 2024-08-02 · DailyMed

Do not take it if

in eyes

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.

wash hands to remove soil dispense palmful spread to cover hands, rub in well air dry, do not rinse or towel dry

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

Stop and get help if

and ask doctor if skin irritation or redness persists for more than 72 hours

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

Other warnings

  • For external use only FLAMMABLE.
  • Keep away from fire or flame, heat, sparks, and sources of static discharge.
  • Do not use in eyes
  • When using this product if in eyes, rinse promptly and throughly with water discontinue use if irritation and redness develop
  • Stop use and ask doctor if skin irritation or redness persists for more than 72 hours
  • Keep out of reach of children.
  • if in eyes, rinse promptly and throughly with water discontinue use if irritation and redness develop

Quoted from the official label, section “Warnings”.

Keep away from 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 kind of medicine it is

Antiseptic handwash

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

Other ingredients

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

water (aqua), isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, FD&C red 40, FD&C blue 1

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

Questions about this product

call 1.800.35.CLEAN (352.5326)

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.

  • Colour dyesFD&C red 40; FD&C blue 1Some people react to dyes such as tartrazine (Yellow 5) or carmine.

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 (42)

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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.

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CanadaNo exact match for this strength and form

Details

Made byEcolab Inc.
Active substanceBenzalkonium Chloride
Strength1 mg/mL
FormSolution
RouteTopical
Packs207 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC · 750 mL in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC
NDC47593-576

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.