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Skin Cleansers: The Risks of Chlorhexidine
Author(s) -
Sivathasan Niroshan,
Goodfellow Peter Bryan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.92
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1552-4604
pISSN - 0091-2700
DOI - 10.1177/0091270010372628
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine , medicine , adverse effect , health professionals , intensive care medicine , health care , dentistry , pharmacology , economics , economic growth
The potential dangers of chlorhexidine must be conveyed to the medical community. Health care professionals have little knowledge about the side effects and complications that may arise from this increasingly used compound. The suggestions in this case study may help to reduce the risk of adverse effects.