Betadine

[incapete]

Aqueous solution, hand scrub or antiseptic? Three of you just recommended getting three different types... or am I missing something?

[steve_flack]

And there started the saga. I was given the three degrees by the pharmacist as to why I wanted it? It wasn't suitable for the application!, why did I want so much . . . If they sold it to me I would need to sign the poisons book . . . . It was sorely tempting after 10 minutes of this to say "F*ck it! Keep the s*dding stuff and I'll order it on line!". I'm much to much of a gentleman to say that to a "lady" so I persisted on, and ended up with two bottles for 2.94 each so a result in the end.

My usual response in this situation is 'Do you have a PhD in chemistry? No? Well I do and I know what I'm doing with it'.

Sadly I don't get to use it often as it's usually the wife that gets the third degree....she then sends me to get stuff and I get it without an eyebrow being raised.

[steve_flack]

It's Dr Flack to you...

[Graham]

Do you feel better for that now Dr

(now can you take a look at this weeping sore )

Put a bit of iodine on it!

[Graham]

On the subject of Iodophor, Wikipedia has greatly reduced its article on Iodophor. From quite a big dissertation they have reduced it to a couple of paragraphs. Basically, all it says now is that home brewers use it!

They have removed references to medical use.
They have removed references to non-toxicity thus:
"It is also non-toxic to humans and therefore especially suited to food processing applications. It is cheap and effective..." Has been removed, in fact it went long ago.

A contradictory phrase that I was going to quote in my books:
"iodophores must be used under technical supervision. Many cases of toxicity and adverse reaction have been reported." Has been removed.

I know one cannot take Wikipedia as authoritative, but I sort of was in this case. Now I'm flummoxed. I wouldn't mind knowing why it was changed.