Medical povidone-iodine is light brown, like soy sauce, with a mild choking smell, the concentration is mostly around 1%, with a wide range of bactericidal effects, reduced irritation of the skin and mucous membranes, so it can be used for disinfection of the skin, mucous membranes, or to deal with burns, treatment of infectious vaginitis, skin mycobacterial infections, etc., and can also be used for surgical instruments, preoperative disinfection, and so on.
Adverse reactions include corrosion of the gastrointestinal tract after accidental ingestion, resulting in vomiting of blood, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, etc., which can cause shock in severe cases, and in a few cases, it can cause allergic reactions, resulting in laryngeal edema, asthma, etc., which need to be discontinued and sent to the doctor in time.
Povidone-iodine is a topical drug, forbidden to be taken orally, with metal corrosive, should avoid contact with metal, need to be stored away from light.