BETADINE OINTMENT

Product Information

BETADINE OINTMENT
.1*40 G
MUNDIPHARMA
CYPRUS
Betadine is the name of Purdue Pharma's brand of consumer-available povidone-iodine (PVPI) topical antiseptics.Betadine, like most PVPI products, is available in two formulations:

1. 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.

2. 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]

See also

·        Tincture of iodine

·        Lugol's iodine

Notes

1.     ^ ^{a b} "Betadine Microbicides for the home". Purdue Pharma. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.

2.     ^ ^{a b} "Betadine Microbicides for hospitals". Purdue Pharma. Retrieved on 2007-03-29

Price: $18.00

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