Videne Antiseptic Solution with povidone-iodine 10% w/w may be used wherever an effective antiseptic is required for the skin e.g in casualty work or for pre-operative skin preparation. It will give a colour delineation (marking) to the skin which effectively indicates which areas of the skin remain antiseptic, and which have not had Videne applied.
Povidone-iodine is effective against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, viruses and some bacterial spores.
Videne excels where other alcohol or chlorhexidine-based solutions are not suitable.