- Betadine
Betadine is the name of
Purdue Pharma 's brand of consumer-availablepovidone-iodine (PVPI)topical antiseptic s.Betadine, like most PVPI products, is available in two formulations:
1. A solution, sold over-the-counter (OTC) for cleaning minor woundscite web | title = Betadine Microbicides for the home | publisher = Purdue Pharma | url =http://www.pharma.com/html/Our_products/For_the_home.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-29] and used in hospitals to prepare a patient's skin prior to surgery.cite web | title = Betadine Microbicides for hospitals | publisher = Purdue Pharma | url =http://www.pharma.com/html/Our_products/For_hospitals.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-29] Solutions are 10% povidone-iodine in water.
2. A 'surgical scrub', which is a mixture of
povidone-iodine and detergent, sold OTC as a skin cleaner and disinfectant hand wash and used for cleansing hands prior to surgery and other aseptic procedures.ee also
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Tincture of iodine
*Lugol's iodine Notes
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