Forrest EC, Gunning P, Coleman D, Fitzgerald DJ. Cadexomer Iodine delivers rapid and sustained broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and substantial biofilm disruption and kill in a clinicall revelant wound model. Paper presented at: EWMA; 2019; Gothenburg, Sweden. Hansson C, Persson L-M, Stenquist B, et al. The effects of cadexomer iodine paste in the treatment of venous leg ulcers compared with hydrocolloid dressing and paraffin gauze dressing. International Journal of Dermatology. 1998;37(390-396). IODOSORB ointment is a unique and highly absorbent formulation, helping to manage exudate and disinfect wounds. The ointment is effective at absorbing moisture, which can help to speed up the healing process. IODOSORB ointment is also non-irritating and latex free, making it a safe choice for those with sensitive skin. Benefits of Iodosorb Ointment IODOSORB absorbs exudate and acts as a wound disinfectant Smith & Nephew 2008. IODOFLEX dressings against a variety of micro-organisms grown in single and mixed species biofilms. Internal Report. 0804006.

Smith & Nephew 2018.Antimicrobial activity of IODOSORB range in a 3 day repeat challenge model. Internal Report. 1801002.Tell all of your health care providers that you take Iodosorb (cadexomer iodine gel). This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists. Hesler B. Release of iodine from IODOSORB Powder into 0.9% saline solution over a three day period. Smith&Nephew Data on File # DS.18.024.R. (2018).

Do not cover the wound to which you have applied topical iodine with a tight dressing or bandage since this may increase the chance of side effects. Dosing Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults. Although there is no specific information comparing use of topical iodine in the elderly with use in other age groups, this medicine is not expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults. Interactions with Medicines Oates JL, Phillips CD, Wolcott R, Woodmansey E. Effect of a Cadexomer Iodine Wound Dressing on a Chronic Wound Multi-Species Biofilm Model with Comparison to a Silver Hydrofiber Antibiofilm Dressing. Paper presented at: SAWC; 2016; Las Vegas, USA. These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor for medical Smith+Nephew is a portfolio medical technology business that exists to restore people’s bodies and their self-belief by using technology to take the limits off living. We call this purpose ‘Life Unlimited’. Our 18,000 employees deliver this mission every day, making a difference to patients’lives through the excellence of our product portfolio, and the invention and application of new technologies acrossour three global franchises of Orthopaedics, Advanced Wound Management and Sports Medicine & ENT.

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Holloway GA, Johansen KH, Barnes RW, Pierce GE. Multicenter Trial of Cadexomer Iodine to Treat Venous Stasis Ulcer. The Western Journal of Medicine. 1989;151(1):35-38. Oates JL, Phillips CD, Wolcott R, Woodmansey E. Effect of a Cadexomer Iodine Wound Dressing on a Chronic Wound Multi-Species Biofilm Model with Comparison to a Silver Hydrofiber Antibiofilm Dressing. in SAWC Atlanta 1 (2016). Smith & Nephew 2008.IODOFLEX dressings - disruption of a variety of micro-organisms grown in pre-established single and mixed species biofilms. Internal Report. 0804007.

If you are pregnant or may be pregnant. Do not take Iodosorb (cadexomer iodine gel) if you are pregnant. Akiyama H, Oono T, Saito M, Iwatsuki K. Assessment of cadexomer iodine against Staphylococcus aureus biofilm in vivo and in vitro using confocal laser scanning microscopy. J Dermatol. 2004;31(7):529-534. To help clear up your infection completely, it is very important that you keep using topical iodine for the full time of treatment. Do not miss any doses. Missed Dose Troeng T, Skog E, Arnesjo B, et al. A Randomised Multicentre Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Cadexomer Iodine and Standard Treatment in the Management of Chronic Venous Ulcers in Out-Patients. Stuttgart: Schattauer Verlag; 1983.

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Schierle CF, De la Garza M, Mustoe TA, Galiano RD. Staphylococcal biofilms impair wound healing by delaying reepithelialization in a murine cutaneous wound model. Wound Repair Regen. 2009;17(3):354-359. Iodine is secreted into breast milk. Clinical experience of use in lactating women is limited. Iodosorb medicated ointment should therefore not be used in lactating women.