Wash N Care 0.5%+70% (Hand Rub)

100 ml bottle: ৳ 75.00

Medicine Details

Indications

  • Rapid acting wide spectrum microbicidal preparation to disinfect clean hands of doctor's, nurse's & persons
  • Disinfect surgical instruments
  • Disinfect skin prior to surgery or other invasive procedures
  • Disinfect wound dressing

Composition

  • 0.5% w/v Chlorhexidine Gluconate (equivalent to 2.5% v/v Chlorhexidine Gluconate solution BP)
  • 70% v/v Isopropyl Alcohol BP

Pharmacology

Bactericidal effect is a result of the binding of positively charged chlorhexidine cation to negatively charged bacterial cell walls

Dosage & Administration

  • Disinfect clean hand; contaminated materials: Take essential amount (Almost 3 ml) on hand and scrub both hands' full surface area until it is dried
  • Disinfect surgical instruments: Take essential amount (Almost 5 ml) in a clean pot and immerse instruments in it for 2 minutes
  • Disinfect skin prior to surgery or other invasive procedures: Take essential amount (Almost 3 ml) with cotton and scrub it on the skin until it is dried
  • Disinfect wound/wound dressing: Take essential amount (Almost 3 ml) with cotton and scrub it on the wound until it is dried

Interaction

Incompatible with soaps and other anionic agents. Hypochlorite bleaches may cause brown stains to develop in fabrics previously in contact

Contraindications

Not to be used in patients who are Hypersensitivity to Chlorhexidine Gluconate or any composition to it

Side Effects

  • Skin irritation
  • Allergic reactions
  • Teeth discoloration
  • May cause eye problems if direct contact occurs

Pregnancy & Lactation

Safe for pregnant women. Safety during lactation is not known

Precautions & Warnings

Avoid contact with brain, meninges, middle ear, sensitive tissues and eyes. Do not inject or use in body cavities

Therapeutic Class

Chlorhexidine & Chloroxylenol preparations

Storage Conditions

Keep away from eye, head, meninges & middle ear. Store in a cool and dry place, away from light. Keep out of the reach of children

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