Chemicals and Drugs

Hand Sanitizers

Preparations used as alternatives or supplements to hand washing with soap and water to destroy microorganisms and prevent transmission of pathogens. The active ingredient may be ETHANOL; 1-PROPANOL; or POVIDONE-IODINE in a gel, foam, or liquid solution.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Preparations used as alternatives or supplements to hand washing with soap and water to destroy microorganisms and prevent transmission of pathogens. The active ingredient may be ETHANOL; 1-PROPANOL; or POVIDONE-IODINE in a gel, foam, or liquid solution.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Hand Antiseptic
  • Hand Antiseptics
  • Hand Disinfectant
  • Hand Disinfectants
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Antiseptic, Hand
  • Disinfectant, Hand
  • Sanitizer, Hand

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2014

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  1. D27.505.954.122.187.500w
  2. D27.505.954.122.425w.650w
  3. D27.720.274w.650w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hand Sanitizers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064548. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064548
  2. Hand Sanitizers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_sanitizer
  3. Hand Sanitizers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q520181