Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A polymer used as a vehicle for a drug, especially iodine.

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  • noun A powdered form of polyvinylpyrrolidone that is used as a dispersing and suspending agent in drugs

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[po(ly)vi(nylpyrroli)done.]

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Examples

  • For these purposes it is better if the soap has in it an antiseptic like iodine, such as povidone iodine (Betadine).

    Chapter 31 1993

  • Pilot trial to compare tolerance of chlorhexidine gluconate to povidone-iodine antisepsis for central venous catheter placement in neonates.

    Recent Neonatal Research Publications 2010

  • Demulen 1/35-21 and Demulen 1/35-28: Each white tablet contains 1 mg of ethynodiol diacetate and 35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, and the inactive ingredients include calcium acetate, calcium phosphate, corn starch, hydrogenated castor oil, and povidone.

    Demulen Birth Control Pills Still Lactose Free Steve Carper 2008

  • Removing hair from the surgical site with clippers rather than a razor, and scrubbing the area with the antiseptic chlorhexidine rather than povidone-iodine, makes wound infections less likely.

    6 steps to fewer complications after a Cesarean 2010

  • Removing hair from the surgical site with clippers rather than a razor, and scrubbing the area with the antiseptic chlorhexidine rather than povidone-iodine, makes wound infections less likely.

    6 steps to fewer complications after a Cesarean 2010

  • Demulen 1/50-21 and Demulen 1/50-28: Each white tablet contains 1 mg of ethynodiol diacetate and 50 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, and the inactive ingredients include calcium acetate, calcium phosphate, corn starch, hydrogenated castor oil, and povidone.

    Demulen Birth Control Pills Still Lactose Free Steve Carper 2008

  • Although the quats are commonly used as food-service sanitizing agents, in my limited poking around I can find no reference to their use disinfecting foodstuffs like produce (my initial reaction is yuck ....). iodine - Iodine solutions such as tincture of iodine (2% iodine, 2.4% sodium iodide in ethanol) and povidone-iodine are commonly used medically as topical antimicrobial treatments; in this application there's a considerably greater breadth of use than with silver compounds.

    Question ;Microdyne 2004

  • The 1-2 drops/quart of water does, however appear to be somewhat low, noting that 0. 25-0.5 mL of a standard tincture of iodine is recommended for treating water for drinking, while 0. 35-0.7 mL of a 10% povidone-iodine solution is normally used.

    Question ;Microdyne 2004

  • Although more commonly recognized in the US as "Betadine", povidone-iodine solutions (typically 10%, which would yield about 1% available iodine) are sold worldwide under the name "Microdine".

    Question ;Microdyne 2004

  • Open the folds of the vulva and wipe the opening with a sterile cotton cloth made wet with soap and clean water or with a solution of I teaspoon of povidone iodine to I cup of clean water.

    Chapter 28 1997

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