Betadine

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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]

Betadine is used in hospital settings as part of a regimen for PEP.

See also

• Tincture of iodine
• Lugol's iodine

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Betadine Microbicides for the home". Purdue Pharma. http://www.pharma.com/html/Our_products/For_the_home.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Betadine Microbicides for hospitals". Purdue Pharma. http://www.pharma.com/html/Our_products/For_hospitals.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-29. 

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