Quick answers
- What is Prevantics?
- Prevantics is a brand name of Chlorhexidine and isopropyl alcohol, an over-the-counter medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 3 Prevantics products in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Prevantics?
- Prof DSPLS holds the FDA application for Prevantics (NDA021524, approved June 3, 2005).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Prevantics?
- Other products of Chlorhexidine and isopropyl alcohol are listed with the FDA, but none in exactly the same strength and form as a Prevantics product.
- Has Prevantics been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 3 recalls of Prevantics products; the newest started February 4, 2022. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.
What Prevantics is
Each Prevantics 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 form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| chlorhexidine gluconate 31.5 mg/mL · isopropyl alcohol 70% solution (topical) | Prevantics Swab, Prevantics Maxi Swabstick, Prevantics Swabstick | None listed | 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.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA021524 | Prof DSPLS | June 3, 2005 | 3 |
Companies that list Prevantics
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Prevantics products.
- Professional Disposables International, Inc.3 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.
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February 4, 2022 · Class II · Terminated · D-0571-2022
cGMP deviations: uncertainty of the adequacy of the validation of the test methods used to manufacture the products.
Prevantics (chlorhexidine gluconate and isopropyl alcohol) Swab, 3.15% w/v and 70% v/v, packaged as a) One Swab, 0.034 fl. Oz. (1 mL) Each in a pouch, 100 Individual Swabs per carton, 10 boxes of 100 Individual Swabs per — Professional Disposables International, Inc.
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February 4, 2022 · Class II · Terminated · D-0570-2022
cGMP deviations: uncertainty of the adequacy of the validation of the test methods used to manufacture the products.
Prevantics (chlorhexidine gluconate and isopropyl alcohol) Maxi Swabstick, 3.15% w/v and 70% v/v, packaged as a) One Maxi Swabstick, 0.172 fl. Oz. (5.1 mL) Each in a pouch, 30 Individual Maxi Swabsticks per carton, 10 bo — Professional Disposables International, Inc.
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February 4, 2022 · Class II · Terminated · D-0572-2022
cGMP deviations: uncertainty of the adequacy of the validation of the test methods used to manufacture the products.
Prevantics (chlorhexidine gluconate and isopropyl alcohol) Swabstick, 3.15% w/v and 70% v/v, packaged as a) One Swabstick, 0.054 fl. oz. (1.6 mL) Each in a pouch, NDC 10819-4077-1; 50 Individual Swabsticks per carton, 10 — Professional Disposables International, Inc.
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- 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.