Videne Surgical Scrub - 500ml Expiry 10/2024

Videne Surgical Scrub - 500ml - Expiration 10/2024

Detergent based solution with Povidone-Iodine USP 7.5% w/w. Povidone-iodine is extremely effective against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi and bacterial spores.

For use as hand wash/scrub & pre-operative skin preparation. With added emollients that keep the skin moist and protected. Videne Surgical Scrub can be used with confidence, ensuring healthcare professionals can fully comply with recommended scrub practices as recommended in the AfPP Surgical Hand Antisepsis Guidelines 2014.

Features and Benefits:

Broad Spectrum Efficacy and Trusted Protection
Povidone-iodine is extremely effective against a wide range of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, fungi and bacterial spores.
Skin Friendly
With added emollients that keep the skin moist and protected. Videne Surgical Scrub can be used with confidence, ensuring healthcare professionals can fully comply with recommended scrub practices as recommended in the AfPP Surgical Hand Antisepsis Guidelines 2014.
Licensed Povidone-Iodine Surgical Scrub and Skin Disinfection
Videne Surgical Scrub has been granted a marketing authorisation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), providing assurance of the product’s safety and efficacy.
Skin Delineation
Povidone-iodine provides the additional benefit of appropriate and enhanced visualisation of the prepared area.

Application Area and Usage:

Therapeutic indications
Videne Surgical Scrub is a broad-spectrum antiseptic for topical use. It is indicated for pre-operative hand disinfection by the surgical team, or for disinfecting the site of incision prior to elective surgery.
Posology and method of administration
Antiseptic Hand Wash: Wet the hands and forearms, apply 5 ml of skin cleanser and wash for one minute. Rinse thoroughly and dry.
Pre-operative Surgical Scrub: After first wetting the hands and arms with water, approximately 3.5ml of Videne Surgical Scrub is applied and rubbed thoroughly on to these areas. A brush may be used to scrub the nails. A little water is added to develop a lather and finally this must be rinsed off with running water.
Pre-operative Skin Preparation: the site of incision should be washed with Videne Surgical Scrub two or three times a day prior to the operation. Immediately before surgery the skin should be moistened with water, Videne Surgical Scrub applied and rubbed thoroughly into the area for several minutes. A sterile gauze swab is used to develop a lather which must be finally rinsed off with water. Only water should be used to dilute Videne Surgical Scrub.

Composition and Shelf Life:

Active Ingredient:
Povidone-iodine 7.5% w/w
Excipients:
Alkyl Phenol Ether Sulphate (ammonium salt)
Polyethylene glycol 400
Cocoamide diethanolamide
Glycerol
Povidone K90
Citric acid
Anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate
Purified water
Shelf Life:
2 years
Store below 30°C in a dry place, protected from light