Sodium hypochlorite as antiseptic
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Alcavis International requests FDA consider sodium hypochlorite .05% and .5% safe and effective in the OTC Tentative Final Monograph for Healthcare Antiseptic Drug Products in Feb. 20 citizen petition. Hypochlorite has long history of antiseptic and disinfectant applications, Gaithersburg, Md. company claims, noting products containing ingredient offer "unique combination of a non-sensitizing topical antimicrobial with significant antimicrobial activity against a broad spectrum of microoranisms [with] a low toxicity." Aclavis markets hypochlorite solutions in products such as ExSept and ExSept Plus. In most recent "unified agenda," FDA predicts healthcare antiseptic monograph will be finalized by December...