Povisep 6% Cream 25gm

✔️ Cream or Ointment: Povidone-iodine

• Infection Treatment: Apply once or twice daily or at dressing changes for up to 14 days.
• Infection Prevention: Apply once or twice weekly as needed, ensuring the affected skin is clean and dry. It can be covered with a dressing or bandage.

✔️ Gargle & Mouthwash: Povidone-iodine

• Adults and children over 6: Use undiluted or mixed with equal parts warm water. Gargle or rinse with up to 10 mL for 30 seconds, repeating up to four times daily for a maximum of 14 days, or as directed.

✔️ Ophthalmic Solution: Povidone-iodine

• Instill 1 drop into the conjunctival sac 4 times daily or as required, based on severity.

✔️ Solution: Povidone-iodine

• Use full strength as needed, applying via paint, spray, or wet soak. Bandaging may be required.

✔️ Powder: Povidone-iodine

• Lightly dust the affected area, forming a protective antiseptic layer when dry, or as directed.

✔️ Surgical Scrub: Povidone-iodine

• For Personnel: Wet hands and forearms, apply 5 mL of the scrub, and rub thoroughly for about five minutes. Rinse under running water.
• For Patients: After shaving, wet the area and apply 1 mL of scrub to cover 20-30 square inches, scrub for five minutes, and rinse off with sterile gauze.

✔️ Consult Your Doctor: Pregnancy & Lactation

Povimax may not be safe during pregnancy due to limited human studies and known harmful effects in animal studies. Discuss with your doctor for a risk-benefit assessment.

Povimax is generally safe for breastfeeding, as it does not significantly enter breast milk and poses no harm to the infant.

✔️ Side Effects of Povidone-iodine

Povimax may cause hypersensitivity reactions and irritation of skin and mucous membranes. Use on severe burns or large areas of denuded skin may result in systemic adverse effects, including metabolic acidosis, hypernatremia, and impaired renal function. It may also affect thyroid function tests.

✔️ Interactions: Povidone-iodine

Povidone Iodine may interact with strong alkalis, sodium thiosulfate, sodium metabisulfite, and thiomersal. Concurrent use of lithium may induce hypothyroidic effects.

✔️ Contraindications: Povidone-iodine

• Can cause hypersensitivity reactions; avoid regular use in patients with thyroid disorders (e.g., nodular colloid goiter, endemic goiter, Hashimoto's thyroiditis) and those on lithium therapy.
• Not for use in infants under 2 years of age.
• Special caution is required for patients with pre-existing renal insufficiency when using regularly on broken skin.

✔️ Precautions & Warnings: Povidone-iodine

• Cream or Ointment: Consult a physician for deep or puncture wounds or serious burns. Discontinue use and consult if redness, irritation, swelling, or pain worsens or if infection occurs.
• Solution: Avoid pooling beneath the patient during preoperative prepping; prolonged exposure may cause irritation or severe skin reactions. Consult a physician for deep or puncture wounds or serious burns. Discontinue use and consult if symptoms worsen.
• Gargle & Mouthwash: Avoid regular use to prevent significant iodine absorption. Do not exceed 14 days of use. Seek dental or medical advice if sores or ulcers in the mouth do not heal within this time. Not for use in children under 6 years old. Avoid in patients receiving concurrent lithium therapy.
• Surgical Scrub: Use caution with regular applications to broken skin in patients with renal insufficiency. Avoid regular use in patients on lithium therapy. Can discolor white gold jewelry; remove before use.
• Powder: Exercise caution with known iodine sensitivity. Excess powder can be easily washed off with warm water. Do not administer internally.
• Ophthalmic Solution: Patients experiencing blurred vision after application should avoid driving or operating machinery until vision is clear. Contact lenses should not be worn during installation, and there should be a 30-minute wait before reinsertion after application.

✔️ Storage Conditions: Povidone-iodine

Store below 25°C in a cool, dry place, protected from light. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contaminating the ophthalmic solution dropper tip. Do not use the solution after one month from the first opening.