Formulary

13.11.1 Alcohols and saline

First Line
Second Line
Specialist
Hospital Only

Alcohols

Industrial methylated spirit
  • 70% 600ml
  • 95% for cytology use only 600ml
Isopropyl alcohol
  • 70% 600ml

Saline

Sodium chloride

Notes

  1. Where a preferred brand is recommended for a particular presentation, prescribing by brand helps ensure cost-efficient use of local NHS resources (see preferred brand link above)