Videne help, please

[Marshbrewer]

I've just been given a bottle of short date (for them, end of Oct 2012) 'Ecolab Videne Surgical Scrub'

Can anyone confirm this is the same stuff I can use as a no rinse sanitiser? If so, what is a suitable dilution, 1ml per L?

[Aleman]

1.25ml per litre

[Marshbrewer]

Thanks Aleman. Hello no more endless rinsing.

[vacant]

The surgical scrub is foaming. The antiseptic solution drains better.

[jonnyt]

Whilst I've been using Videne at 1.25ml per litre of water for over 6 months now and had zero infections or issues I was wondering about the following:

1) What contact time is required
2) How long is the solution effective for. i.e. How long does it store once made into solution and how can you tell if it's lost it's power? Colour?

[Wolfy]

In theory, iodine-based sanitiser can stored/re-used until it loses its colour.

[irv]

the surgical scrub has less iodine, 7.5% rather than 10%

from the BNF

Alcoholic tincture, povidone–iodine 10%, net price 500 mL = £3.46
To be applied undiluted in pre-operative skin disinfection

Antiseptic solution, povidone–iodine 10% in aqueous solution, net price 500 mL = £3.46
to be applied undiluted in pre-operative skin disinfection and general antisepsis

Surgical scrub, povidone–iodine 7.5% in aqueous solution, net price 500 mL = £3.46
To be used as a pre-operative scrub for hand and skin disinfection