13.11 SKIN CLEANSERS AND ANTISEPTICS
13.11 Skin Cleansers and Antiseptics
| 13.11 Alcohols and saline |
| Suitable for general cleansing of skin and wounds. |
| See Joint Wound Care Formulary for order of preference - click here to access it. |
| GREEN Sodium chloride 0.9% solution sachets (Irripod®, Normasol®) |
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| 13.11.2 Chlorhexidine salts |
| Suitable for disinfection of skin. |
| GREEN Chlorhexidine cleansing solution (Hibiscrub®) |
| GREEN Chlorhexidines Gluconate Alcoholic & Aqueous Solutions (Hydrex® & Unisept® respectively) |
| Both products are for skin disinfection by primary care prescribers only (different preparations are routinely used in |
| secondary care). Both are listed on the Nurse Practitioners Formulary. |
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| 13.11.4 Iodine |
| Suitable for disinfection of skin |
| GREEN Povidone-iodine (Betadine®) |
| antiseptic paint 10%, antiseptic solution 10%, |
| dry powder spray 2.5%, surgical scrub 7.5% |
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| 13.11.5 Phenolics |
| Used as part of MRSA regimen |
| GREEN Octenisan® skin cleanser |
| GREEN Triclosan skin cleanser |
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| 13.11.6 Astringents, oxidisers and dyes |
| GREEN Hydrogen peroxide cream 1%[Crystacide®] 1st line topical use for localised non-bullous impetigo |
| [any other indication BLACK traffic light] |
| GREEN Hydrogen peroxide solution 3% (10 vols.) |
| GREEN Potassium permanganate 400mg tablets for solution (Permitabs®) |
| - 1 tablet dissolved in 4 litres in water provides a 0.01% (1 in 10,000) solution |
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