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# Becton Dickinson’s ChloraPrep Antiseptic Approved
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/becton-dickinsons-chloraprep-antiseptic-approved/
- Published: 2019-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T01:23:30.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5143991

FDA has approved Becton Dickinson’s BD ChloraPrep skin preparation with sterile solution, a chlorhexidine gluconate antiseptic. The company says it uses a proprietary and patented process to sterilize the antiseptic solution inside the sealed ampoules located in the BD applicator. “With the new sterilization process in place, the BD ChloraPrep solutions portfolio that undergo this proprietary added level of sterility will now be labeled as a sterile solution on all packaging,” it says.

Traditionally, BD ChloraPrep applicators have been sterilized at the end of the manufacturing process and the solution inside of the applicators was not treated with a separate sterilization process. “This new process adds another layer of assurance to an already-proven product and builds on the heritage and reliability of BD ChloraPrep skin preparation,” the company says.