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Is there a generic of Chlorhexidine Gluconate, and who makes it?

Chlorhexidine Gluconate appears in 6 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with 7 generic makers listed as marketed across them. 3 groups have a brand listed as marketed and no generic listed as marketed. The data does not state why, and it does not state that one is coming. Where both are dated, the first generic approval came between 1.6 and 7.4 years after the first brand approval. This is the Orange Book's listing, not a forecast.

Compiled and checked by Vincent Wesley Couey (ORCID 0009-0005-6869-308X) from the Orange Book data files, downloaded 12 November 2026.

Not medical advice. This page reports what the FDA's Orange Book lists, not what a pharmacy has in stock, what anything costs, or whether a generic is right for you. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medicine.
Chlorhexidine Gluconate6 dosage-form groups in the Orange Book
7generic makers listed
  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate appears in 6 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with 7 generic makers listed as marketed across them.
  2. 3 groups have a brand listed as marketed and no generic listed as marketed. The data does not state why, and it does not state that one is coming.
  3. Where both are dated, the first generic approval came between 1.6 and 7.4 years after the first brand approval.
  4. Patents and exclusivities are shown as listed by the application holder; the Orange Book does not rule on them, and a listed patent is not a statement that a generic is blocked. This says nothing about price, supply or quality.

Solution, Topical

Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed

Brand listed as marketed: Chg Scrub, Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Cida-Stat and Dyna-Hex 2. No generic is listed as marketed (4 generic products listed as discontinued).

1980198519901995200020052010201520202025203001brand 1984data date
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end

Patents and exclusivities still listed

No unexpired patent or exclusivity is listed against the marketed brand products in this group.

Solution, Dental

Four or more generic makers listed

Brand listed as marketed: Peridex. 6 generic makers with 6 generic products listed as marketed; the first generic approval is dated 14 January 1994.

198519901995200020052010201520202025203006brand 1986Pharmaceutical Associates Inc, first approval 15 December 1995Lyne Laboratories Inc, first approval 28 December 1995Bajaj Medical, first approval 14 November 2000Chartwell Rx Sciences Llc, first approval 3 March 2004Pharmobedient Consulting Llc, first approval 18 June 2009Colgate-Palmolive Co, first approval 28 January 2016data date
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end
Generic maker (applicant)First approvalProducts
Pharmaceutical Associates Inc15 December 19951
Lyne Laboratories Inc28 December 19951
Bajaj Medical14 November 20001
Chartwell Rx Sciences Llc3 March 20041
Pharmobedient Consulting Llc18 June 20091
Colgate-Palmolive Co28 January 20161

Patents and exclusivities still listed

No unexpired patent or exclusivity is listed against the marketed brand products in this group.

Sponge, Topical

One to three generic makers listed

Brand listed as marketed: Bioscrub. 1 generic maker with 1 generic product listed as marketed; the first generic approval is dated 24 October 1989.

198519901995200020052010201520202025203001brand 1987Becton Dickinson And Co, first approval 24 October 1989data date
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end
Generic maker (applicant)First approvalProducts
Becton Dickinson And Co24 October 19891

Patents and exclusivities still listed

No unexpired patent or exclusivity is listed against the marketed brand products in this group.

Cloth, Topical

Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed

Brand listed as marketed: Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Readyprep Chg. No generic is listed as marketed.

20052010201520202025203001brand 2005data datePatent 7935093 listed to expire 2 October 2027
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end

Patents and exclusivities still listed

  • 2 October 2027Patent 7935093 drug product

Aerosol, Metered, Topical

Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed

Brand listed as marketed: Exidine. No generic is listed as marketed.

1980198519901995200020052010201520202025203001brand 1984data date
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end

Patents and exclusivities still listed

No unexpired patent or exclusivity is listed against the marketed brand products in this group.

Tablet, Dental

Nothing listed as marketed

Every brand product here is listed as discontinued. No generic is listed as marketed.

1995200020052010201520202025203001brand 1998data date
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end

Patents and exclusivities still listed

No unexpired patent or exclusivity is listed against the marketed brand products in this group.

US Food and Drug Administration, Orange Book data files, downloaded 12 November 2026. A listed patent is not a ruling that a generic is blocked, and no figure here says anything about price, supply or quality. Check the Orange Book.

Where can you go from this result?

Open it in the check to search another medicine, or see every brand with no generic listed. The FDA explains generic approval in how generic drugs are approved and the FDA generic drug facts, and the Orange Book itself is the FDA Orange Book. To check what is available now, ask your pharmacist, and see the FDA drug shortages page.