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3M Duraprep

3M Duraprep

DuraPrep meets AORN and CDC guidelines for the reduction of surgical site infections, as well as the FDA tentative final monograph (TFM) log reduction requirements. Its active ingredient is iodine povacrylex. DuraPrep solution is persistent at least 48 hours against...

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Carefusion Chloraprep

Carefusion Chloraprep

ChloraPrep is a rapid-acting, persistent, and broad-spectrum antiseptic for a range of minor and major medical procedures. The 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate, 70 percent isopropyl alcohol formula acts on a broad spectrum of bacteria, including Methicillin-resistant...

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Providone Iodine Prep Pads

Providone Iodine Prep Pads

Providone iodine is a broad-range antimicrobial that kills bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa and yeast. Medline’s Providone Iodine prep pads form a skin protection against microbes that keeps working until the solution is washed from the skin. The solution is also...

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Skin Prep

Skin Prep

Reducing skin flora on both the patient’s skin and clinicians’ hands prior to surgery is a key measure in preventing surgical site infections and the associated economic burden, according to AORN. The CDC’s hand hygiene guideline recommends, “surgical hand antisepsis...

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