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Name: Cetrimide

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Indications & Dose:

INDICATIONS:


Topical: Dermatitis, susceptable skin infections, injuries, burns, pruritus, furunculosis.


Antisepsis: Wound disinfection, routine antisepsis in obstetrics, wards and operation theatres. To disinfect hospital vessels, bath cleansing and sterile storage of surgical instruments


DOSE


Hand disinfection: Wet hands and forearms and wash with 5ml solution for one minute . Repeate a second time for two minutes for pre-operative use. Rinse off and dry thoroughly. whole body antiseptic: The day before and the day of operation, the patient washes with 25ml of solution and then rinses, The wash is repeated with a further 25ml, rinsing thoroughly and drying on a clean bowel. As shampoo to remove scales of seborrhoea, solicide to irrigate hydatid cysts during surgery.


DOSE


Hand disinfection: Wet hands and forearms and wash with 5ml solution for one minute . Repeate a second time for two minutes for pre-operative use. Rinse off and dry thoroughly. whole body antiseptic: The day before and the day of operation, the patient washes with 25ml of solution and then rinses, The wash is repeated with a further 25ml, rinsing thoroughly and drying on a clean bowel

Contraindications:

Hypersensitivity.

Cautions:

Precautions:

Avoid contact with eyes, middle ear, avoid use in body cavities & prolonged application.


PREGNANCY, BREAST-FEEDING & OLD AGE:


May be used.

Interaction:

Drugs


Incompatible with soaps and other anionic surfactants, iodine alkali hydroxides.

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