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BISMUTH SUBNITRATE & IODOFORM PASTE FOR GAUZE is a brand name for Iodoform. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
Used for: The paste is spread evenly onto a suitable length of sterile ribbon gauze. The impregnated gauze is then used in the following: ENT Surgical Procedures As an antiseptic gauze used to prevent infection and thus assists healing following ENT surgical procedures. It is not recommended that the gauze is placed into open…
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The paste is evenly spread onto a suitable length of sterile gauze and packed into the post surgical cavity or the nose. It is not recommended that the gauze is placed into open wounds.
Hypersensitivity to iodine can result in an erythematous rash which subsides on removal of the gauze. Although rare, there are reports within the published literature of the development of encephalopathy associated with the application of BIPP, however none of the cases reported have occurred following ENT procedures.
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Use in caution with patients suffering from hyperthyroidism
3. Contra-indications Hypersensitivity to iodoform, iodine or bismuth.
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