Chlorhexidine Digluconate shortage — BE supply status & alternatives

Chlorhexidine Digluconate

ATC A01AB03

In supply · Australia

Hibidil

In supply · 🇦🇺 Australia · short in🇺🇸 US🇧🇪 BE🇮🇪 IE

In supply in Australia

Reading today’s signals…

✓ Can I substitute?

In supply

no shortage substitution needed

⇄ Best alternative

None listed

refer to prescriber

◷ Expected back

No estimate

No estimate provided

Product attributes reference data we hold

Active ingredient (INN)	Chlorhexidine Digluconate
Brand names	Hibidil

ATC level 4	A01AB

Therapeutic category	Auto-created by Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products — PharmaStatus scraper

Controlled substance	No

Marketing-authorisation holders	THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED, KENT PHARMA UK LIMITED

Registrations on file	3

Patient information leaflet (PIL)	Not on file

Summary of product characteristics (SPC)	Not on file

Trade price 🇦🇺 Australia · awaiting price ingest

🇦🇺 AU

Ex-manufacturer

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Dispensed (DPMQ)

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Pack

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Not yet captured for Australia

Official pricing isn’t on file for this market yet. PBS (Australia), NHS Drug Tariff (United Kingdom) and CMS NADAC (United States) feeds are prioritised; this panel populates automatically once the data lands.

Substitution pathways 🇦🇺 Australia · TGA

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No substitution instrument in force

Dispense per normal rules, or refer to the prescriber. No active SSSI/S19A instrument detected for this medicine.

Recalls official enforcement reports

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CHLORAPREP SWABSTICK

CareFusion 213, LLC · Dec 2025

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CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP

CareFusion 213, LLC · May 2025

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CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP

CareFusion 213, LLC · Feb 2025

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CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP

CareFusion 213, LLC · Aug 2023

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PREVANTICS SWAB

Professional Disposables International, Inc. · Feb 2022

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PREVANTICS SWABSTICK

Professional Disposables International, Inc. · Feb 2022

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Registration recordmarketing-authorisation holders

Registrations & marketing-authorisation holders3 registrations · 2 MA holders

Product	Strength	Form	Market	MA holder	Status
Care Chlorhexidine Digluconate 0.2% W/V Antiseptic Mouthwash Peppermint Flavour	0.2%	care	🇬🇧 GB	THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED	Active
Care Chlorhexidine Digluconate	0.2%	care	🇬🇧 GB	THORNTON & ROSS LIMITED	Active
Chlorhexidine Digluconate 0.2% W/V Mouthwash	0.2%	chlorhexidine	🇬🇧 GB	KENT PHARMA UK LIMITED	Active

For health-professional reference only. Mederti aggregates shortage and substitution information from official regulatory sources. It is not clinical advice and data may be incomplete or delayed. Confirm any substitution or supply decision against the primary regulator source, the prescriber, and current clinical references (e.g. AMH) before acting. Terms.