Iodine is not the same as iodophor, how do you choose?

Liu Xun, Zhengzhou Second People's Hospital

Both iodine and iodine are iodine -containing preparations and are highly efficient skin disinfection agents. However, the two solvents, concentrations, methods and applications are different. If you select it wrong, it can cause different degrees of damage.

Iodine is commonly known as iodine. It is a mixed solution that dissolved in alcohol and water with potassium iodide and iodide. It is reddish brown and the common concentration is 2%. When disinfecting the skin with iodine, it has a slight coolness. After use, you need to wipe the iodine with 70%alcohol to reduce the stimulation and corrosion of the skin and deep tissues.

Scope of application: iodine can degenerate the protein of the bacteria. It has the functions of killing bacteria, fungi, viruses, amoeba, etc., and can be used to treat folliculitis, sebaceous glanditis, noretinitis, molecurant warts, models, simplicity, and simplicity. Skin diseases such as herpes and ordinary warts. Because iodine can burn the mucous membrane, it cannot be used for disinfection of mucous membranes such as the skin, eyes, and oral cavity. The 1%iodine glycerin made of iodine can also treat gingivitis, periodontitis, and infectious laulitis.

Iodine, also known as polystone iodine, is a mixture formed by the combination of iodine and polyethylene pyromatone in a water solution. It is equivalent to iodine. Disinfection of body cavity, mucous membranes and other parts. The concentration of the medical iodine is usually 1%, which is light brown. It can be directly rubbed when disinfecting the skin with iodine. Iodine is a water solution, easy to clean, non -corrosive, and not easy to pollute clothing.

Scope of application: Compared with iodine, iodophor is more widely used. It can be used for disinfection, burns, frostbite, knife injury, scrubbing, and contusion. Wet vaginitis, fungal vaginitis, skin fungal infection, etc. Clinically, it is used for skin disinfection before surgery, skin disinfection of various injection sites, soaking and disinfection of equipment, and pre -vaginal disinfection. Iodophor can be directly applied to the skin, which is more convenient to use and easy to wash. During the operation, iodophor (light yellow after the skin is coated), and the disinfection range can be clearly indicated to avoid leakage.

The pharmacist special reminder:

1. Used for disinfection without damaged skin, you can use iodine, iodophor, and can also be used at the same time; for the disinfection of the mucous membrane, body cavity, or ulceration of the skin, you can only use iodine.

2. Both iodine and iodine are topical medicines, do not take orally. Once you take it by mistake, you should use starch paste or rice soup immediately, and send it to the hospital for treatment in time.

3. If the burning sensation, itching, redness and swelling of iodine and iodine are used, the medicine should be discontinued and the local drugs should be washed, and they should be cleaned if necessary.

4. For those with iodine allergies, use it with caution. After iodine exposure to the skin, allergies are rare, but severe allergies may have skin ulcers, laryngeal spasm, pulmonary edema, asthma attacks, shock, and even death.

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