Chlorhexidine alone also remains a strong contender [2], while alcohol, betadine and povidone iodine-alcohol may be considered depending on individual patient characteristics and preferences [3-5].

Alongside it's English language name, the book would be called The Minor (Italy), Reserve (Germany) and The Other One (Poland), so it wasn't hard to detect the overarching underdog theme.

Recently, ISMP Canada published a safety bulletin on oral dosing errors associated with LUGOL's solution (potassium iodide and iodine), also referred to as strong iodine solution. [1] The ...