Approximately 85% of all pharmaceuticals contain or are manufactured with chlorine. These drugs include vitamins and medicines that treat heart disease, cancer, ulcers, allergies, and more. An estimated 25% of all medical devices in hospitals contain or are made with chlorine compounds.

In addition, IVs, blood bags, X-rays, mammography films, syringes, oxygen tents, diagnostic instruments, artificial blood vessels, and more all require chlorine in some form.