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Brand-name over-the-counter medicine

Chloraprep

Generic name: Chlorhexidine and isopropyl alcohol

FDA application holder: Becton Dickinson Co

Strengths and generic versions Official label

Official data, not advice

Everything here comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): the NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA, the official labels and recall reports; pharmacy costs come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Each fact shows its source and date.

This page is not medical advice. Read the label on your package, and ask a pharmacist if you are not sure a medicine is right for you or your child.

In an emergency, call 911. If someone may have taken too much of a medicine, call Poison Help: 1‑800‑222‑1222.

At a glance

1Strengths and forms
2Same medicine, other names
2002FDA approval
27Recalls (FDA reports)

Quick answers

What is Chloraprep?
Chloraprep is a brand name of Chlorhexidine and isopropyl alcohol, an over-the-counter medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Chloraprep products in 1 strength and form.
Who makes Chloraprep?
Becton Dickinson Co holds the FDA application for Chloraprep (NDA021555, approved October 7, 2002). 1 other company (repackagers or distributors) also list Chloraprep products.
Is there a generic or store brand of Chloraprep?
Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 2 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Chloraprep product. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
Has Chloraprep been recalled?
FDA enforcement reports list 27 recalls of Chloraprep products; the newest started July 9, 2026. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.

What Chloraprep is

Each Chloraprep product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.

Chlorhexidine and isopropyl alcohol · over-the-counter medicine

Strength and formProduct namesSame medicine, other namesLabel
chlorhexidine gluconate 20 mg/mL · isopropyl alcohol 70%
solution (topical)		 ChloraPrep One-Step, Chloraprep, ChloraPrep Swabstick 2 products, 1 company DailyMed

Its page quotes the Drug Facts label and lists every brand and store brand: Chlorhexidine and isopropyl alcohol →

FDA approval

  • NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
FDA applications of Chloraprep products (Drugs@FDA)
ApplicationHolderFirst approvedProducts
NDA021555Becton Dickinson CoOctober 7, 20023

Companies that list Chloraprep

The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Chloraprep products.

Recalls

From FDA enforcement reports, matched by the product’s NDC code or label. A recall usually covers specific lots: check the lot number on your package and ask your pharmacist. Do not stop a medicine on your own.

  1. July 9, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0690-2026

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Affected product may exhibit an open or incomplete seal on the packaging of the applicator

    BD ChloraPrep Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol), 60 x 1 mL applicators/carton, 0.03fl oz (1 mL) each, STERILE SOLUTION, CareFusion 123, LLC, El Paso, TX, subsidiary of Beckton, D — CareFusion 213, LLC

  2. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0643-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)), packaged as a) 100 x 10.5 mL applicators/case, NDC 54365-400-35, Catalog Number: 930715NS; b) 100 x 10.5 mL applic — CareFusion 213, LLC

  3. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0645-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA), Packaged as a) 100 x 3ml applicators/case, NDC 54365-400-32, catalog 930400NS; b) 250 x 3ml applicators/case, NDC 54365-400 — CareFusion 213, LLC

  4. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0646-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    ChloraPrep FREPP, Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) 500 x 1.5 mL applicators/case, STERILE SOLUTION, CareFusion 123, LLC, El Paso, TX, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co. NDC — CareFusion 213, LLC

  5. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0647-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) packaged as a) 100 x 3 mL applicators/case, NDC 54365-400-33, calatog 930415NS: b) 250 x 3mL applicators/case, bulk catal — CareFusion 213, LLC

  6. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0648-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep Hi-Lite Orange, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) packaged as: a) 25 x 26 mL applicators/case, NDC 54365-400-38, calatog number 930815NS: b) 50 x 26 mL appliactors/case, b — CareFusion 213, LLC

  7. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0651-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep CLear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol),500 x 1 mL applicators/case, STERILE SOLUTION, CareFusion 123, LLC, El Paso, TX, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co. NDC 54365- — CareFusion 213, LLC

  8. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0650-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep Scrub Teal, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) packaged as a) 25 x 26 mL applicators/case, NDC 54365-400-39, catalog number 930825NS, b) 50 x 26 mL applicators/case, NDC 54 — CareFusion 213, LLC

  9. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0649-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep Scrub Teal, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) packaged as a) 100 x 10.5 mL Applicators/case, NDC 54365-400-36, catalog number 930725NS; b) 100 x 10.5 mL Applicators/case, — CareFusion 213, LLC

  10. June 11, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0652-2026

    Lack of assurance of sterility: Unsterilized ChloraPrep & PurPrep Applicators, intended for further processing and sterilization were instead distributed to customers outside of the intended distribution channel

    BD ChloraPrep CLear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol) 100 x 10.5 mL Applicators/case, STERILE SOLUTION, CareFusion 123, LLC, El Paso, TX, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickson and Co. NDC 543 — CareFusion 213, LLC

  11. May 28, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0623-2026

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Due to wrinkles in the paper lidding which may breach the seal area.

    BD ChloraPrep FREPP Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) 1.5 mL Applicator, 20 Applicators, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Di — CareFusion 213, LLC

  12. May 28, 2026 · Class I · Ongoing · D-0624-2026

    Non-Sterility: Due to presence of Aspergillus penicillioides.

    BD ChloraPrep Clear (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)), 1 mL Applicator, 60 Applicators per inner Carton, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of B — CareFusion 213, LLC

  13. May 28, 2026 · Class I · Ongoing · D-0625-2026

    Non-Sterility: Due to presence of Aspergillus penicillioides. And Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Due to wrinkles in the paper lidding which may breach the seal area.

    BD ChloraPrep FREPP Clear,(2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA)) 1.5 mL Applicator, 20 Applicators, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Di — CareFusion 213, LLC

  14. May 28, 2026 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0622-2026

    Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Due to wrinkles in the paper lidding which may breach the seal area.

    BD ChloraPrep Clear, (2% w/v chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and 70% v/v isopropyl alcohol (IPA) 1 mL Applicator, 60 Applicators, Sterile Solution, Care Fusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, subsidiary of Beckton, Dickinson — CareFusion 213, LLC

  15. December 17, 2025 · Class II · Ongoing · D-0243-2026

    Lack of Assurance of Sterlity

    BD ChloraPrep" Triple Swabsticks (Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), 2% w/v and Isopropyl alcohol (IPA), 70% v/v), 5.25 mL Applicator, CareFusion 213, LLC, El Paso, TX 79912, NDC 54365-401-29 — CareFusion 213, LLC

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Sources

  1. NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  2. Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  3. Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  4. Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  5. NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026

Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.

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