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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