Actions Antiseptic, nonirritant, nontoxic and nonstaining. It is a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent. The iodine acts by diffusing into bacterial cells and killing them. Iodine is virucidal and antifungal; bacterial spores are killed in 15 minutes.
Indications Preoperative skin sterilisation, oral surgery, infected sinuses; burns, wound and ulcer dressing.