chlorhexidine
Drug ingredientThis chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.
Where It Comes From
8 FDA-registered drug labelers
AVA, Inc.
Bajaj healthcare Ltd
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited
Dongkou County Hecheng Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou Jingze Jiexin Electronics Co Ltd
Medichem S.A.
SHENZHEN BENLIJU BIO-TECH CO.,LTD
Xttrium Laboratories, Inc.
Why It Matters
Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses
Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Wart Remover Ointmen t
- •Wart Remover
- •Antiseptic Cleaning wipe
- •Plongtui Genital Warts Remover
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Vendor Pricing
$0.38/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$191.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors20 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
19 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.41 | 500 g | 99% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.60 | 100 g | 99% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.60 | 100 g | 97% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.74 | 100 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.89 | 100 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.91 | 100 g | 99% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $1.19 | 100 g | 98% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $1.48 | 25 g | 95% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $2.18 | 100 g | 98% |
| Fulfilled by Molport | Latvia | $5.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $56.00 | 1 g | 99.85% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $86.04 | 5 g | 99.5% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $86.04 | 5 g | 99.5% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $125.84 | 500 mg | 99.6% |
| MedKoo Biosciences, Inc | United States | $130.00 | 5 g | 98% |
| Molnova | China | $305.00 | 200 mg | 99% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $2500.00 | 30 mg | 99% |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $4864.50 | 100 mg | 92% |
Chemical Identity
CAS55-56-1
PubChem CID9552079
DTXSIDDTXSID2033314
FormulaC22H30Cl2N10
Mol. Weight505.4 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC(=CC=C1NC(=NC(=NCCCCCCN=C(N)N=C(N)NC2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)N)N)Cl
Data Sources
95520792026-04-07
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/chlorhexidine/cids/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_name/chlorhexidine.json
CAS 55-56-12026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
Archive: data/sources/tsca/tsca_inventory.csv
bulk match2026-04-07
https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/
Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json