| Size | 1000 ml, 2500 ml |
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It is a medication and disinfectant used for a number of purposes.
Application: Lugol’s iodine, also known as Lugol’s solution, first made in 1829, named after the French physician J.G.A. Lugol. It could be used as a reagent for starch detection in substances – starch is colored in violet as well as glycogen taking a mahogany-brown color. Lugol’s iodine solution is of- ten used as an antiseptic and disinfectant, for emergency disinfection of drinking water although the elemental iodine is toxic! For microbiology directly applied on samples for intestinal Protozoa parasites etc. Alsoasa mordant in Gram staining procedure.
N.B!: The clinical interpretation of any staining, or its absence, should be complemented by morphological studies and proper controls, and should be evaluated within the context of the patient’s clinical history and other diagnostic tests by a qualified pathologist.
