Substance · official US FDA label
Povidone iodée (povidone)
24 medicines listed on Vimpia contain it, alone or combined. Below, the official US FDA label for povidone, unchanged.
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The official US FDA label for povidone (published as POVIDONE IODINE 10%), effective August 26, 2026, describes products sold in the United States. The medicine sold in DR Congo may differ in strength, form or approved uses: ask a pharmacist or a doctor.
Official US FDA label for povidone
Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. The full label on DailyMed.
Uses
Uses Health care antiseptic for preparation of the skin prior to surgery. First Aid antiseptic to help prevent the risk of skin infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns.
Dosage
US dosage, for products sold in the United States. For a medicine bought in DR Congo, follow its box, its leaflet or your pharmacist.
Directions For preparation of the skin prior to surgery Clean the affected area Remove swab by stick Apply to the operative site prior to surgery For use as a first aid antiseptic Clean the affected area apply a small amount of this product (equal to the surface area of a fingertip) to the area 1 to 3 times daily. may be covered with a sterile bandage if bandaged let dry first
Warnings and precautions
Warnings For external Use Only Do not use in eyes over large areas of the body on individuals who are allergic or sensitive to iodine as a first aid antiseptic longer than 1 week unless directed by a doctor
Medicines that contain it
Names as they are sold. A medicine without an English page links to its French page.
- BETADINE 1 %, solution pour gargarisme/bain de bouche
- BETADINE 10 %, solution vaginale en récipient unidose
- BETADINE 10 POUR CENT, gel
- BETADINE 10 POUR CENT, solution pour gargarisme ou solution pour bain de bouche en récipient unidose
- BETADINE 10 POUR CENT, solution vaginale
- BETADINE 250 mg, ovule
- BETADINE 350 mg, compresse imprégnée
- BETADINE 5 POUR CENT, solution pour irrigation oculaire en recipient unidose
- BETADINE DERMIQUE 10 POUR CENT, solution pour application cutanée en récipient unidose
- BETADINE DERMIQUE 10 POUR CENT, solution pour application locale
- BETADINE SCRUB 4 %, solution pour application cutanée (moussante)
- BETADINE SCRUB 4 %, solution pour application cutanée en récipient unidose
- BETADINE TULLE 10%, pansement médicamenteux
- Polyvidone iodé 10% 10%, solution
- Povicin 10 % p/v, solution topique
- POVIDONE IODEE TEVA 10 %, solution pour application cutanée
- Povidone iodée 10%, Solution
- BETADINE ALCOOLIQUE 200 mg, compresse imprégnée (in French)
Combined with other substances
- BETADINE ALCOOLIQUE 5 %, solution pour application cutanée (in French)
Combined with other substances
- BETADINE ALCOOLIQUE 5 %, solution pour application cutanée en récipient unidose (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Drez 5% p/v / 1% p/v, solution topique (in French)
Combined with other substances
- PERPRUP 7,25 mg/mL + 633 mg/mL, solution pour application cutanée en récipient unidose (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Povidrin Pommade 5 % p/p/0,5 % p/p/ 1 % p/p/ 1,5 % p/p, pommade (in French)
Combined with other substances
- Povidrin-Ms 50 mg/10 mg/70 mg, pommade (in French)
Combined with other substances
Sources
- ●Labels: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (public domain). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA), unchanged. DailyMed.
- ●English names of substances: RxNorm, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ●Marketing authorizations: register of the ACOREP, DR Congo.
- ●Essential medicines: national list of essential medicines of DR Congo (LNME).
- ●Composition: public medicines database of France (BDPM), ANSM, open licence.
Public information, for reference only: it does not replace the advice of a pharmacist or a doctor. Vimpia writes nothing about how to use a medicine and translates nothing: the label is the US FDA's, unchanged; names, composition and authorizations come from the official sources above.