Table 2.

Typical povidone iodine formulations (8)

Product	Components in the formulation	Concentrations
PVP‐I aqueous solution	PVP‐I	1% available iodine
	Glycerol	1% (v/v)
	Nonyl phenoxy polyoxyethylene ethanol*	0·25% (v/v)
	Buffer, disodium phosphate/citric acid	Remainder
PVP‐I scrub	PVP‐I	0·75% available iodine
	Lauric acid diethanolamine condensate*	4% (w/v)
	Ammonium alkyl phenoxy polyoxyethylene glycol sulphonate*	25% (v/v)
	Sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid to adjust pH to 4·6
	Water	Remainder

PVP‐I, polyvinyl‐pyrrolidine‐iodine.

^* Surfactants.