2023-12-20 11:20:18
Home > News > Antiseptic: watch out for allergies! written on December 20, 2023 at 12:20 p.m. Article published in newspaper nº 119
We think about disinfecting a wound, and we end up with hives, facial swelling, difficulty breathing, and worst of all, anaphylactic shock.
Chlorhexidine, which is an antiseptic relatively banal, is at the heart of all the attention of the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) which observes a “ steady increase in the number of reports of serious allergic reactions associated with chlorhexidine ».
So much so that she advises not to use it as the first disinfectant at home. Part of the composition of many products, this bactericidal antiseptic, mainly used for skin use or in the form of mouthwashes, is also present in hygiene products such as certain toothpastes or cosmetics (where it plays the role of preservative).
The ANSM recalls at the end of the press release that, for individuals, “ washing with clean water and soap is the priority to carry out to clean a superficial wound ».
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