Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use
The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007 due to controversial opinions on the risk assessment. Because of this critical situation, 2022 a memorandum was published to verify whether the use of ethanol for hand antisepsis poses any hazard. On the...
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| author | Kramer, Axel Benkhai, Hicham Jäkel, Christian Zwicker, Paula |
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| description | The approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007 due to controversial opinions on the risk assessment. Because of this critical situation, 2022 a memorandum was published to verify whether the use of ethanol for hand antisepsis poses any hazard. On the basis of the memorandum a toxicological evaluation of ethanol-based hand rubs is given. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6b9d26fb8fd4eebb45c676d218d23e32023-01-24T07:55:42ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Hygiene and Infection Control2196-52262023-01-0118Doc0210.3205/dgkh000428Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily useKramer, Axel0Benkhai, Hicham1Jäkel, Christian2Zwicker, Paula3Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, GermanyAzyro, LuxembourgKanzlei Dr. Jaekel, Medical law – Pharmaceuticals law – Medical devices law, Lübben (Spreewald), GermanyInstitute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, GermanyThe approval of ethanol by the Biocidal Products Regulation has been under evaluation since 2007 due to controversial opinions on the risk assessment. Because of this critical situation, 2022 a memorandum was published to verify whether the use of ethanol for hand antisepsis poses any hazard. On the basis of the memorandum a toxicological evaluation of ethanol-based hand rubs is given.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2023-18/dgkh000428.shtmlbiocidal product regulation1-propanol2-propanolethanolethanol based hand rubsbenefit-risk-assessmentvirucidal efficacydermal absorptionworker safetypatient safety |
| spellingShingle | Kramer, Axel Benkhai, Hicham Jäkel, Christian Zwicker, Paula Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use GMS Hygiene and Infection Control biocidal product regulation 1-propanol 2-propanol ethanol ethanol based hand rubs benefit-risk-assessment virucidal efficacy dermal absorption worker safety patient safety |
| title | Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use |
| title_full | Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use |
| title_fullStr | Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use |
| title_short | Ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use |
| title_sort | ethanol is indispensable for virucidal hand antisepsis and without toxic risks in daily use |
| topic | biocidal product regulation 1-propanol 2-propanol ethanol ethanol based hand rubs benefit-risk-assessment virucidal efficacy dermal absorption worker safety patient safety |
| url | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2023-18/dgkh000428.shtml |
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