Talk:Lugol's iodine
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[edit] Starch? In an animal?
Sorry if the article is correct, but I find it hard to believe normal vaginal tissue has starch, as it is a product of plant metabolism. I'd google to clarify, but these are keywords I'd rather not let the wild internet educate me about ;)
[edit] Is this the stuff
thats a brown liquid, commonly used in school labs and is commonly reffered to as just iodine? Plugwash 01:33, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
- Almost - Iodine is I and KCl solved in ethanol, whereas Logol's iodine is in water. I'm not sure whether the propotions are similar or very different. Iodine can't (shouldn't) be ingested, whereas Lugol's iodine can, and has been used widely at least once (after Chernobyl).
[edit] Prescription required?
What is the current situation with Lugol's OTC status. My pharmacy, in Oregon, requires a prescription. I could not find anything on the DEA's website indicating that it was federally scheduled as a result of its review last year (2006). What do you know?Sraosha87 17:50, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Content´s of Lugol´s Iodine.
Is the article right or wrong, saying "It consists of 10% iodine (I2) and 10% potassium iodide (KI) in 80% distilled water with..."? In Encyclopedia Britannica it say´s: " antiseptic introduced into medicine in 1829 by the French physician Jean Lugol. An effective bactericide and fungicide, Lugol's solution is a transparent brown liquid prepared by dissolving, first, 10 parts of potassium iodide, then 5 parts of iodine, in 85 parts of water. It is less irritating than iodine tincture (a solution in alcohol) when applied to open wounds." To the best of my knowledge the article should say: "It consists of 5% iodine (I2) and 10% potassium iodide (KI) in 85% distilled water with..."
--Studentroland 13:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
unsigned comment added by Studentroland (talk • contribs) 13:19, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
