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Ovidine 5% Solution Substitute

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Verified Ingredients and Effects

Uses:

Skin infections, Cuts, Scrapes, and Burns.

Medicinal Benefits:

Ovidine 5% Solution is an antiseptic and disinfectant used to treat and prevent skin infections in minor burns, lacerations (deep cuts in the skin), cuts, and abrasions (the first layer of skin is scraped off). It works by inhibiting the growth of infection-causing microbes. Ovidine 5% Solution is effective against bacteria (gram-positive and gram-negative, including antibiotic-resistant and antiseptic-resistant strains), fungi, viruses, and protozoa.

FAQs

Ovidine 5% Solution works by inhibiting the growth of infection-causing microbes. As a small molecule, Iodine in Ovidine 5% Solution can easily penetrate microorganisms and oxidises essential proteins, nucleotides, and fatty acids, leading to cell death.

Ovidine 5% Solution is for external use only. Do not swallow or put Ovidine 5% Solution in the eyes. Please read the instructions leaflet of Ovidine 5% Solution carefully before using. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration based on your condition.

Ovidine 5% Solution is not recommended for use if you are undergoing any lithium therapy or treatment involving radioactive iodine. Ovidine 5% Solution should not be used before or after radioiodine scintigraphy or radioiodine treatment of thyroid carcinoma. In such conditions, please consult your doctor before using Ovidine 5% Solution.

Ovidine 5% Solution may interfere with thyroid function tests due to iodine absorption. Please consult your doctor before starting Ovidine 5% Solution if you have any history of thyroid problems. Ovidine 5% Solution may also show false-positive lab results, such as tests with toluidine or gum guaiac, to determine haemoglobin or glucose in the stool or the urine.

Please consult your doctor if you are using any other topical medicines before starting Ovidine 5% Solution. However, products containing enzymatic component, alkali, mercury, silver, hydrogen peroxide, tannic acid, and taurolidine may interact with Ovidine 5% Solution and should not be used simultaneously.