Enabling an Accelerated Development Path for Chlorhexidine Digluconate Gel 7.1% w/w for the Prevention of Omphalitis

• Main Authors: Elena De Angelis (Author), L Immins (Author), N Jibry (Author), D Hunt (Author), K Cheng (Author), P Chowdhury (Author), C Patel (Author), S Wilhelm (Author), P Williams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Huddersfield Press, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2012, the United Nations (UN), identified chlorhexidine as a Life-saving Commodity and called for the development of a chlorhexidine product suitable for the prevention of omphalitis (umbilical cord infection) in developing countries. In response, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) set out to develop a chlorh...