Medicines Used for Minor cuts and scrapes
Minor cuts and scrapes are small breaks in the skin that usually heal by themselves. Washing with clean water and covering the wound keeps it clean. An antiseptic may be used on a minor wound as a labelled first-aid step. Deep, dirty or bitten wounds need a doctor.
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Medicines used for Minor cuts and scrapes
These active ingredients are in medicines whose approved uses include Minor cuts and scrapes. Brands are listed A to Z, not ranked. A doctor or pharmacist decides which medicine is right for you.
Povidone-iodine
- Betadine · 5% w/v (VERIFY on pack) antiseptic solution for the skin
Common questions
When should a cut be seen by a doctor?
See a doctor for a wound with dirt in it, a human or animal bite, a cut bigger than about 5 cm, bleeding that will not stop, or signs of infection such as swelling, redness, increasing pain, pus or fever. A tetanus injection may be needed.
Sources
- Cuts and grazes. NHS (UK)
- Povidone iodine solution, first aid antiseptic: OTC drug label. DailyMed, US National Library of Medicine