Patient info

D08AC Biguanides and amidines as antiseptics and disinfectants

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: antiseptics

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 16 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. D Dermatologicals 411 medicines
    1. D08 Antiseptics and disinfectants 30 medicines
      1. D08A Antiseptics and disinfectants 30 medicines
        1. D08AC Biguanides and amidines as antiseptics and disinfectants 16 medicines
          1. D08AC01 dibrompropamidine 1 medicine
          2. D08AC02 chlorhexidine 8 medicines
          3. D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations 7 medicines

3 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Acriflex 0.25% w/w cream SPC (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) General sale (GSL)
Chloraprep 2% w/v & 70% v/v cutaneous solution SPC (D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations) General sale (GSL)
Chloraprep with Tint 2% w/v / 70% v/v cutaneous solution SPC (D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations) –
Eczmol 1% w/w cream, Cetraben Protect Antimicrobial 1% w/w cream (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) General sale (GSL)
Germolene Wound Care cream SPC (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) General sale (GSL)
Hexi Prep 2%w/v / 70%v/v SPC (D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations) General sale (GSL)
Hibiscrub SPC no longer supplied (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) –
Hibitane Antiseptic cream SPC (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) –
Hibiwash (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) General sale (GSL)
Hydroderm Plus 1% cream SPC (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) –
Savlon Antiseptic cream SPC (D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations) General sale (GSL)
Savlon Antiseptic liquid SPC no longer supplied (D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations) –
Soluprep 2% w/v / 70% v/v cutaneous solution SPC (D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations) –
Soluprep with Tint 2% w/v / 70% v/v cutaneous solution SPC (D08AC52 chlorhexidine, combinations) –
Sterets Unisept SPC no longer supplied (D08AC02 chlorhexidine) –
Sudosalve Nappy Rash treatment 0.15%w/w SPC (D08AC01 dibrompropamidine) –

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group D08AC

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