A DI(4-CHLORO-PHENYLDIGUANIDO) DERIVATIVE WHICH IS FREE OF POTENTIAL GENOTOXICITY AND A PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF P-CHLOROANILINE IN SAID DI(4-CHLORO-PHENYLDIGUANIDO) DERIVATIVE

摘要

The invention relates to a process for reducing the residual amount of p-chloroaniline in chlorhexidine. Also, the invention relates to a process for preparing chlorhexidine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is free of potential genotoxicity. In addition, the invention refers to the said chlorhexidine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is free of potential genotoxicity. Further, the invention relates to an analytical HPLC method for the determination of potentially genotoxic impurities in samples of chlorhexidine, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to stabilized chlorhexidine digluconate salt free of potential genotoxicity in aqueous solution, and to a method for stabilizing chlorhexidine digluconate salt free of potential genotoxicity in aqueous solution.