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  • If not, you can make an iodine solution at home with polyvidone iodine (an antiseptic that is often available at a local pharmacy).

    Chapter 16 1997

  • - Flasks containing antiseptics: chloramine and/or chlorhexidine-cetrimide, and polyvidone iodine

    Chapter 15 1993

  • - Do not use with soap (rendered inactive) or with an iodine disinfectant (e.g. polyvidone iodine).

    Chapter 4 1993

  • - They should be replaced by polyvidone iodine that is much less irritating and easier to preserve (see polividone iodine).

    Chapter 4 1993

  • Certain products can be used both as antiseptic and as disinfectant (e.g. polyvidone iodine, chloramine T), but, unfortunately, the perfect product, which is cheap, effective for all bacteria, stable, easy to transport and suitable for use both on living tissue and objects, does not exist

    Chapter 5 1993

  • - Pour an antiseptic solution on the pad (infected wound, burns, abcess, ulcers: chlorhexidine-cetrimide; non infected surgical wound: polyvidone iodine; see table 25).

    Chapter 15 1993

  • Shave if necessary, then clean the wound and its periphery with polyvidone iodine (see table 25).

    Chapter 15 1993

  • They can be advantageously replaced by polyvidone iodine.

    Chapter 5 1993

  • N.B.: Never use polyvidone iodine with soaps containing mercurial derivatives.

    Chapter 15 1993

  • Incompatible (causes inactivation) with soap and iodine (polyvidone iodine).

    Chapter 4 1993

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