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United Kingdom· GB-APID-3856711000001103

Savlon antiseptic liquid

A medicinal product containing chlorhexidine + cetrimide, registered in United Kingdom by Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd.

Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · GBNHS dm+d (United Kingdom)normalisedSavlon antiseptic liquidATC—REGISTER NO.GB-APID-3856711000001…PACKS LISTED2CHECKEDSeptember 13, 2026

The record

At a glance

NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Active substance
Chlorhexidine + Cetrimide
Manufacturer
Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
ATC code
—
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Last checked
September 13, 2026

Packs & prices · 2

  • gtin
    0000050931156
  • gtin
    5010518674506

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Same medicine, other countries

Chlorhexidine + cetrimide in 1 other country

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All chlorhexidine + cetrimide products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 5 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Belgium · Hospaq
  • Ireland · Chlorhexidine Acetate And Cetrimide Baxter Holding, Savlon Antiseptic
  • Italy · Cetrifarm, Farvicett
  • Luxembourg · Hospaq
  • Malta · Farvicett

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of NHS dm+d (United Kingdom). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/8a54bc99-2a91-4270-89c6-12350e3939d4
GET /v1/drugs/8a54bc99-2a91-4270-89c6-12350e3939d4?format=fhir

Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.

{
  "apid": "3856711000001103",
  "desc": "Savlon antiseptic liquid (Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd)",
  "form": "Cutaneous liquid",
  "vpid": "3862211000001101",
  "source": "dmd",
  "vtm_id": "775142002",
  "strength": "30 mg",
  "substance": "Chlorhexidine + Cetrimide",
  "ingredient": "Cetrimide",
  "supplier_code": "2910501000001104"
}

See everything about chlorhexidine + cetrimide.

This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.