Where to buy chlorhexidine?

[JohnNJ]

The manufacturer of Nolvasan one of the big names brands. There was a couple of other emails asking more specfic questions but this one hits it basically.

There is a contact time for every disenfectant typically the reptile (and human) safe ones are 20-30 min. There are ones that act very quickly but they are very toxic, and bad for you not to mention everything else that is alive.


Thank you for your inquiry regarding Nolvasan Solution. When reconstituted with tap water, Nolvasan Solution may be stored in tightly sealed containers, at 25 °C (typical room temperature conditions), for up to one week. When reconstituted with water purified by deionization or an equivalent method, Nolvasan Solution may be stored at 25 °C (typical room temperature conditions), in tightly sealed containers, for up to 6 weeks. Containers should not be dipped into.


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http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtrem...nfectants.html
Most of the contact time studies are done against MRSA
http://www.isssi2008.com/abstract/2.asp
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/Disinfecti...infection.html

Thanks for posting.

The CDC and ISSI links contradict what the Nolvasan letter says. The beautifuldragons link is very pretty but it doesn't list the sources of the information.

From CDC:

Contact Times for Surface Disinfectants
An important issue concerning use of disinfectants for noncritical surfaces in health-care settings is that the contact time specified on the label of the product is often too long to be practically followed. The labels of most products registered by EPA for use against HBV, HIV, or M. tuberculosis specify a contact time of 10 minutes. Such a long contact time is not practical for disinfection of environmental surfaces in a health-care setting because most health-care facilities apply a disinfectant and allow it to dry (~1 minute). Multiple scientific papers have demonstrated significant microbial reduction with contact times of 30 to 60 seconds. In addition, EPA will approve a shortened contact time for any product for which the manufacturers will submit confirmatory efficacy data.

From ISSI:

The conclusion of the investigation shpwed that 0.25% concentration of chlorhexidine and 90" [seconds] contact time were the most effective concentration and contact time for inhibition methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus growth.

From F10:

Bactericidal test standard contact times are generally 5 minutes. However it was found that a log3 reduction in gram positive bacteria was achieved in 30 seconds and similarly 60 seconds for gram negative bacteria all at a concentration of 1:500 of the F10SC Veterinary Disinfectant.