Pharmacologic Substance
povidone
Brand Names:
Freshkote; MiniDrops; Murine Dry Eyes; Murine Tears; Ocusan Reformulated Dec 2019
Effect:
Unknown Physiological Effect
May Treat:
Dermatomycoses; Eye Infections, Bacterial; Eye Infections, Viral; Leg Ulcer; Radiation Injuries; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Skin Diseases, Parasitic; Skin Diseases, Viral; Staphylococcal Infections; Surgical Wound Infection; Vaginosis, Bacterial
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to povidone:
  • A polyvinyl polymer of variable molecular weight; used as suspending and dispersing agent and vehicle for pharmaceuticals; also used as blood volume expander.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (polyvinylpyrrolidone) Synthetic polymer principally consisting of linear 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone groups; used as a dispersing and suspending agent and in pharmaceutical preparations.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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