Betadine

fizzypop boy · Post by **fizzypop boy** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:54 am

Went to Boots yesterday for some Betadine ,they can no longer get it and it seems like it is being withdrawn off the market!However found this listing it'self a s a replacement for it http://www.videne.co.uk/ do any of you Chemical Brothers know if this can be used insted of Betadine for us homebrewers>

DRB · Post by **DRB** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:27 pm

I,m using videne and use a 1/3 of a teaspoon per litre no bad batches yet with that concentrate, make sure you get the surgical hand scrub one.

Bigster · Post by **Bigster** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:52 am

Have been using videne at 1/4 tsp per litre and no problems but will increase it now just to be sure

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:03 am

Ditto bigster, and I'm not changing the amount as it works for me

I'm pretty sure it's the same concentration at 10.0%w/w povidone iodine which equates t0 1% available iodine.

Make sure you get the aqueous solution FP.

Post by **Andy** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:52 am

Do you guys get the Videne online or from a chemists etc ?

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:52 am

Do you guys get the Videne online or from a chemists etc ?

Local chemists, though I did shop around as prices varied

fizzypop boy · Post by **fizzypop boy** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:35 am

Is it a no rinse?

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:06 pm

Is it a no rinse?

Yes, but due to my inherent distrust, I always swill it off with boiling water.

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:57 pm

Vossy1 wrote:
Is it a no rinse?
Yes, but due to my inherent distrust, I always swill it off with boiling water.

Glad I'm not the only one

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:24 pm

landy813 · Post by **landy813** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:07 pm

Just got some videne from boots only Ã‚Â£3.75 for 500ml.

zigger1_2000 · Post by **zigger1_2000** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:27 am

My nearest Boots didnâ€™t have it in as they had no pharmacy.

I then tried the nearest Boots with a pharmacy in house.

They ended up charging Â£4.20 after this....

When I rang they said they didn't do it. Because of what I have read on here I told them it was the replacement for Betadine. They still said they had none in and didn't offer to get any in. After asking them to look it up to order in on Friday the person put me through to the pharmacy head who promptly looked it up and asked me which type e.g. tincture, hand scrub or antiseptic. I went for the antiseptic. They said come in tomorrow to collect. Sure enough it was there on Saturday morning.

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:32 am

Good man, persistance is the key

Post by **Aleman** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:22 pm

After discovering the low level of Betadine in my original 500ml bottle, I popped in to the in store pharmacy in my local Morrisons an enquired about Videne . . . . Yes we can get it . . . Good I'll take two . . . No problem Ordered and we will give you a ring when it comes in . . . . . Great!

Rang today, it's come in, good I'll come and collect it . . . . 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.

Vossy1 · Post by **Vossy1** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:55 am

That's way OTT but the price is good

A local chemist won't give as much grief.

It's starting to really p**s me off the fuss over Iodine.
For ch***s sake, petrols far more damaging to all concerned

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