The short version
Only one company currently supplies this market — there is no backup if it stumbles.
Market view
chlorhexidine gluconate · Sponge
2 marketed package NDCs · 1 active manufacturer
Most dispensed: 1.2 mg/mL · Rinse · #473 mL/bottle · 40 mg/mL · Solution · #118 mL/bottle · 1.2 mg/mL · Rinse · #118 mL/bottle · 40 mg/mL · Solution · #473 mL/bottle
What changed in the last 90 days
Every detected change for chlorhexidine gluconate, newest first — price moves, shortages, recalls, and manufacturers entering or leaving. Detected by comparing each day’s federal data against the day before.
- Chlorhexidine GluconateAug 27, 2026New productPAI Holdings, LLC dba PAI Pharma
- Chlorhexidine GluconateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.01858 → $0.01837 per unit (-1.13%)
- Chlorhexidine GluconateAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.03021 → $0.0304 per unit (+0.63%)
- Chlorhexidine GluconateAug 19, 2026Price downNADAC $0.04205 → $0.04109 per unit (-2.28%)
- Chlorhexidine GluconateAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.00711 → $0.00716 per unit (+0.7%)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.0337 → $0.03372 per unit (+0.06%)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.02139 → $0.02152 per unit (+0.61%)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.02983 → $0.03013 per unit (+1.01%)
- Antiseptic Skin CleanserAug 19, 2026Price upNADAC $0.0337 → $0.03372 per unit (+0.06%)
- Chlorhexidine GluconateAug 19, 2026Mfr exitedMajor Pharmaceuticals · 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate
Common questions
- Is Chlorhexidine gluconate in shortage right now?
- No. FDA does not currently list Chlorhexidine gluconate in shortage. This page is rebuilt every morning from FDA's shortage database, so a new posting appears here the day it is published.
- Who makes Chlorhexidine gluconate?
- 41 companies have marketed Chlorhexidine gluconate in the last 30 days, according to the FDA NDC Directory. Every manufacturer and package is listed on this page.
- What does Chlorhexidine gluconate cost?
- The typical pharmacy pays about $0.0301 per mL, based on the most recent CMS NADAC survey of actual acquisition costs. That is what the pharmacy pays for the drug itself — not the cash price, and not what an insurer is billed.
All marketed products
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