For moderately severe open wounds, the safest and most effective over-the-counter (OTC) antiseptics include iodine, biguanides, and peroxides. Antiseptics are chemical solutions applied topically to ...

When it comes to controlling the risk of infection, we often use antiseptics or disinfectants. Both work for the same purpose and are commonly used in medical settings where the risk of infection is ...

Preoperative skin antisepsis is a critical part of reducing the bacteria on the skin that may cause infection prior to surgery. The most common products used in the United States include alcohols, ...

Hydrogen peroxide is an antiseptic frequently used to clean minor cuts or disinfect surfaces. Due to its versatility, hydrogen peroxide is a staple in many medicine cabinets and first aid kits, and it ...

The age-old practice of applying antiseptic to skin prior to surgery on closed fractures could soon shift after a study, published Feb. 1, in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that iodine in ...

An antiseptic drug that inhibits the growth of bacteria in urine may be as effective as antibiotics in the prevention of recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs). “Over 50 per cent of women will ...

Looks like doctors aren’t the only ones who should scrub before surgery. Bathing patients with an antiseptic and squirting medicated ointment up their noses dramatically cut the rate of dangerous ...

Expired antiseptics may lose their ability to kill bacteria, increasing the risk of infection and delayed wound healing.

(KXAN) — Months after animal dewormer ivermectin surged as an unproven and non-FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment, another drug’s being touted by some anti-vaccine corners of the internet as a ...