ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (isopropanol) Marking: German standard approval according to § 36 Medicines Act

Preparation information:

The inexpensive disinfectant alternative to ethanol 70% (v/v).

For hygienic and surgical hand disinfection and skin disinfection.

Suitable as a dirt and fat-dissolving cleaning agent.

active ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL ingredients

• 1000 mg isopropanol 70%

What Isopropyl Alcohol 70% (v/v) Hofmann's® is and what it is used for
Isopropyl alcohol 70% (V/V) Hofmann's® is a disinfectant for hygienic and surgical hand disinfection, skin disinfection before simple injections and punctures of peripheral vessels, skin disinfection before operations and before punctures of joints, disinfection of skin rich in sebaceous glands and for the preparation of cold packs.

How to use Isopropyl alcohol 70% (v/v) Hofmann's®?
Always use Isopropyl alcohol 70% (v/v) Hofmann's® exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

For hygienic hand disinfection, the hands are rubbed with the solution and kept moist for 30 seconds.

For surgical hand disinfection, hands and forearms are rubbed with the solution and kept moist for 5 minutes.

For disinfection before simple injections and punctures of peripheral vessels, the skin is carefully rubbed with the solution and kept moist for 15 seconds.

For disinfection before operations and before joint punctures, the skin is carefully rubbed with the solution and kept moist for 1 minute.

To disinfect skin rich in sebaceous glands, the skin is carefully rubbed with the solution and kept moist for 10 minutes.

For cold packs, use the solution diluted with equal parts water.

Notes:
The times given are minimum times. Depending on the additional difficulties (e.g. damp skin, soiling of the skin, risk of the procedure), the exposure times should be extended.

2-Propanol 70% (V/V) does not kill spores and is therefore not suitable for storing sterile instruments and syringes.

Duration of use ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (isopropanol):
In principle, the use is not limited.

If signs of illness appear, a doctor should be consulted. Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Isopropyl alcohol 70% (v/v) Hofmann's® is too strong or too weak.

What Isopropyl alcohol 70% (v/v) Hofmann's® contains:
100 g contains 63.1 g of 2-propanol as the active ingredient.

Excipient:
Purified water.