Hexachlorophen is a topical antibacterial cleanser. It is used to clean the skin before surgery to prevent the spread of infection. It works like a detergent to cleanse the skin by killing or preventing the growth of bacteria.
Hexachlorophen is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Hexachlorophen indications
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Indicated for use as a surgical scrub and a bacteriostatic skin cleanser. It may also be used to control an outbreak of gram-positive infection where other infection control procedures have been unsuccessful. Use only as long as necessary for infection control.
How should I use Hexachlorophen?
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Use Hexachlorophen as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
Hexachlorophen is for topical use only.
To use, wet hands with water. Place 1 teaspoon of Hexachlorophen into your palm and work up a lather with water. Apply to the area to be cleansed.
Rinse thoroughly after use, especially sensitive areas such as the genitals.
If you miss an application of Hexachlorophen and you are using it regularly, resume your regular schedule as soon as possible.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Hexachlorophen.
Hexachlorophen description
Hexachlorophen is a polyene antifungal drug to which many molds and yeasts are sensitive, including Candida spp. Hexachlorophen has some toxicity associated with it when given intravenously, but it is not absorbed across intact skin or mucous membranes. It is considered a relatively safe drug for treating oral or gastrointestinal fungal infections.
may include dermatitis and photosensitivity. Sensitivity to Hexachlorophen is rare; however, persons who have developed photoallergy to similar compounds also may become sensitive to Hexachlorophen.
In persons with highly sensitive skin the use of pHisoHex may at times produce a reaction characterized by redness and/or mild scaling or dryness, especially when it is combined with such mechanical factors as excessive rubbing or exposure to heat or cold.
It should not be used as an occlusive dressing, wetpack, or lotion. It should not be used routinely for prophylactic total body bathing.
It should not be used as a vaginal pack or tampon, or on any mucous membranes.
It should not be used on persons with sensitivity to any of its components. It should not be used on persons who have demonstrated primary light sensitivity to halogenated phenol derivatives because of the possibility of cross-sensitivity to Hexachlorophen.
DailyMed. "HEXACHLOROPHENE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
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