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Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Disinfectants > Hand Sanitizers
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Anti-Infective Agents > Disinfectants > Hand Sanitizers

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Hand Sanitizers  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Antiseptic, Hand
  • Disinfectant, Hand
  • Hand Antiseptic
  • Hand Antiseptics
  • Hand Disinfectant
  • Hand Disinfectants
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Sanitizer, Hand

Scope note

  • Preparations used as alternatives or supplements to hand washing with soap and water to destroy microorganisms and prevent transmission of pathogens. The active ingredient may be ETHANOL; 1-PROPANOL; or POVIDONE-IODINE in a gel, foam, or liquid solution.

History note

  • 2014

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D064548

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