Betadine
Betadine is a brand name for a range povidone-iodine (PVPI) topical antiseptics. used by different manufacturers depending on the country involved.
Betadine, like most PVPI products, is available in two formulations:
- A solution, sold over-the-counter (OTC) for cleaning minor wounds[1] and used in hospitals to prepare a patient's skin prior to surgery.[2] Solutions are 10% povidone-iodine in water.
- A 'surgical scrub', which is a mixture of povidone-iodine and detergent, sold OTC as a skin cleaner and disinfectant hand wash[1] and used for cleansing hands prior to surgery and other aseptic procedures.[2]
Betadine is used in hospital settings as part of a regimen for PEP. Betadine may be used topically for surface infections of the human rectum.
Betadine 0.7% is used for sore throat by rinsing the throat without swallowing it. For lacerations in horses (legs, knees, hocks, pasterns), betadine is widely used to prevent infections. It can be used to disinfect thrush in the medial sulcus of the hoof.
Betadine is also the name of another iodine-based antiseptic produced by Swedish pharmaceutical company Meda and sold throughout Europe.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Betadine Microbicides for the home". Purdue Pharma. http://www.pharma.com/html/Our_products/For_the_home.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ a b "Betadine Microbicides for hospitals". Purdue Pharma. http://www.pharma.com/html/Our_products/For_hospitals.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ "Dermatology". http://www.meda.se/product-portfolio/dermatology/. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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