Chlorhexidine

Overview

Chlorhexidine is a small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient (ChEMBL CHEMBL790).

API suppliers (31)

Suppliers of Chlorhexidine backed by a verifiable FDA Type II Drug Master File. Source: FDA quarterly DMF list.

• MEDICHEM SASpain2 active DMF
• Rafa Laboratories Ltd.Israel2 active DMF
• RN LABORATORIES EUROPE BV2 active DMF
• FAR SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC DBA FAR CHEMICAL1 active DMF
• XTTRIUM LABORATORIES INCUnited States1 active DMF
• XTTRIUM LABORATORIES INCUnited States1 active DMF
• Cadila Pharmaceuticals LimitedIndia1 active DMF
• FAR SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC DBA FAR CHEMICAL1 active DMF
• FAR SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC DBA FAR CHEMICAL1 active DMF
• Cadila Pharmaceuticals LimitedIndia1 active DMF
• XTTRIUM LABORATORIES INCUnited States1 active DMF
• FAR SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC DBA FAR CHEMICAL1 active DMF
• Cadila Pharmaceuticals LimitedIndia1 active DMF
• GHI Pharmaceuticals Inc.USA1 active DMF
• Lonza Group AGSwitzerland
• Dishman Carbogen Amcis LimitedIndia
• SSL INTERNATIONAL
• DELTA SYNTHETIC CO LTD
• EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
• PLIVA PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMICAL FOOD & COSMETIC INDUSTRY
• DEGUSSA AG WERK RADEBEUL
• THATCHER CO
• ROHIT PLASTICS AND CHEMICALS
• R N PHARMACEUTICALS
• BASIC PHARMA CHEM

Showing 25 of 31 suppliers — see the full list in the app.

Patent & exclusivity (US)

Per the FDA Orange Book (19 approved US products), the latest listed US patent on Chlorhexidine expires 1 Oct 2027. Generic API sourcing typically opens up once these lapse.

Chemical identity

IUPAC name

2-[6-[[amino-[[amino-(4-chloroanilino)methylidene]amino]methylidene]amino]hexyl]-1-[amino-(4-chloroanilino)methylidene]guanidine

Canonical SMILES

C1=CC(=CC=C1NC(=NC(=NCCCCCCN=C(N)N=C(N)NC2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)N)N)Cl

InChIKey

GHXZTYHSJHQHIJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N