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I don't know why I didn't think of this, but I was buying instant hand sanitizer today at the same time we were picking up my RX for Flagyl...
The pharmacist warned me that the alcohol from the hand sanitizer could end up in my blood stream via my skin...
I've seen a lot of warnings on here about listerine and all the other products we use daily containing alcohol, but I've never seen hand sanitizer on any list... So here it is.
Be careful everyone!
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david1097
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Hi,
I don't think the alchohol will be absorbed throught he skin... that is unless you are only a few weeks old. I might be wrong on this but I remeber having a long talk with a forensic pathologist about this, he worked for the government and was an expert on drunk drivers and told me the story on how one person tried to use the absorbed through the hands as a defense against a drunk driving charge. They even tried it to see if it was possible, he said the experiment was a failure (ie it was not possible)... The baby thing did come up in the discussion, apparently the skin of a newborn is not developed enought to block the alchohol and this is why alchohol should never be used to wipe a youing baby.
I might be way out to lunch on this but I am just conveying what I learned.
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It sounded a littl odd to me as well, so I did a little research when I got home and found this study...
"Dermal absorption of isopropyl alcohol from a commercial hand rub: implications for its use in hand decontamination.
Turner P, Saeed B, Kelsey MC.
Department of Microbiology, Whittington Hospital, Highgate Hill, London NW19 5NF, UK. [email protected]
Isopropyl alcohol-containing hand rubs are widely used in healthcare for hand decontamination. Ten healthy adult volunteers applied a commercially available isopropyl alcohol-containing hand rub to their hands every 10 min over a 4 h period. Blood isopropyl alcohol levels were measured at the beginning and end of the study. At the end of the study, measurable blood isopropyl alcohol levels (range 0.5-1.8 mg/l) were recorded in nine subjects. We confirmed that isopropyl alcohol could be absorbed through the intact skin of adult humans. The social and medical implications are discussed.
PMID: 15066739 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]"
Additionally, since this was an article published in the UK, I found an MSDS for Isopropyl Alcohol which stated that it could be absorbed through the skin.
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Not a scientific study but if I put anything that contains alcohol on any part of my body (hands, arms for eg) I can taste it in my mouth within a few minutes. I don't think it's the fumes bec I had the same thing happen when someone else applied sunblock on the back of my legs whilst I was lying down outdoors, and as I am tall, my legs are far away from my nose/mouth )
Nelly
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Michelle M
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Very good tip, AP!
Certainly something to keep in mind if I have to do Flagyl again. (please no please no please no!)
Thanks for passing it along.
Michelle
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well this post just gave me a huge "OOPS!" moment!
I take Tindamax and never thought about the hand sanitiser which I keep in my purse ... so I can report that I have used it and had no reaction; however I pulse Tindamax and could be I used it on non-Tindamax days?
I did finally get brave and tried Balsamic vinegar on salad on Tindamax days and that was okay.
I definitely believe things get absorbed through our skin - I thought that was common knowledge.
And at Dr. H. office, we are warned to stay away from perfume, among other things, when on Flagyl or Tindamax: think about how little alcohol there would be a in spritz of perfume.
ESG
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