the resulting complex provides a sustained-release reservoir of iodine and releases small amounts of free iodine in aqueous solution. Antiseptic iodophors are not suitable for use as hard-surface ...

Recently, ISMP Canada published a safety bulletin on oral dosing errors associated with LUGOL's solution (potassium iodide and iodine), also referred to as strong iodine solution. [1] The ...

As usual, the solution to the problem (pun intended) was already in the room: Povidone iodine (also called iodopovidone) is an antiseptic listed on the WHO List of Essential Medicines. It is ...