BETADINE ANTISEPTIC LIQUID SPRAY povidone-iodine 50mg/mL can

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

povidone-iodine, Quantity: 50 mg/mL (Equivalent: iodine, Qty 5 mg/mL)

Available from:

Sanofi-Aventis Healthcare Pty Ltd T/A Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

Pharmaceutical form:

Spray, pressurised

Composition:

Excipient Ingredients: dibasic sodium phosphate dodecahydrate; sodium hydroxide; citric acid; nonoxinol 9; purified water; glycerol

Administration route:

Topical

Units in package:

75 mL

Prescription type:

Not scheduled. Not considered by committee

Therapeutic indications:

Betadine antiseptic liquid rapidly kills bacteria commonly responsible for wound and skin infections. For antisepsis of minor cuts, abrasions and minor burns and the treatment of minor skin infections.

Product summary:

Visual Identification: A brown solution; Container Type: Aerosol Can; Container Life Time: 2 Years; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius

Authorization status:

Registered

Authorization date:

1991-10-25

Patient Information leaflet

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ACTIVE INGREDIENT: _povidone iodine_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI)
This leaflet provides important information about using
Betadine Antiseptic Liquid Spray. YOU SHOULD ALSO SPEAK
TO YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST IF YOU WOULD LIKE FURTHER
INFORMATION OR IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS
ABOUT USING BETADINE ANTISEPTIC LIQUID SPRAY.
WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. Why am I using Betadine Antiseptic Liquid Spray?
2. What should I know before I use Betadine Antiseptic Liquid
Spray?
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
4. How do I use Betadine Antiseptic Liquid Spray?
5. What should I know while using Betadine Antiseptic Liquid
Spray?
6. Are there any side effects?
7. Product details
1.
WHY AM I USING BETADINE ANTISEPTIC LIQUID
SPRAY?
BETADINE ANTISEPTIC LIQUID SPRAY CONTAINS THE ACTIVE
INGREDIENT POVIDONE-IODINE.
BETADINE ANTISEPTIC LIQUID SPRAY IS USED TO RAPIDLY KILL
THE BACTERIA COMMONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WOUND AND SKIN
INFECTIONS. FOR ANTISEPSIS OF MINOR CUTS, ABRASIONS, MINOR
BURNS AND THE TREATMENT OF MINOR SKIN INFECTIONS.
2.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW BEFORE I USE BETADINE
ANTISEPTIC LIQUID SPRAY?
WARNINGS
BETADINE ANTISEPTIC LIQUID SPRAY IS FOR
EXTERNAL USE ONLY.
DO NOT USE BETADINE ANTISEPTIC SPRAY:
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if you are allergic to povidone or any of the ingredients
listed at the end of this leaflet.
Always check the ingredients to make sure you can use
this medicine.
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If you have a known hypersensitivity to povidone iodine,
polyvinylpyrrolidone or to any excipient listed in product
description section. If irritation, redness or swelling
develops, discontinue treatment and consult a doctor.
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if you currently have or have ever had, a thyroid problem,
including swelling (nodular colloid goitre, endemic goitre
or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), as using Betadine Antiseptic
Liquid Spray in these circumstances can further affect
the concurrent lithium therapy or mercury derivatives
therapy
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