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    May, Barbara
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    Hello Everyone,
    We are currently experiencing some difficulties with disposing of consumables with this particular skin prep on them. Therefore, I am interested to know how facilities dispose of items/consumables that have the tinted red chlorhexidine surgical skin prep on them (mainly from operating theatre complexes). In particular which waste stream (ie general or clinical waste) do you put these items in?

    If you would like to contact me directly, please use my email or phone numbers listed address below.

    Regards,
    Barbara

    Barbara May
    CNC Infection Prevention and Control | Hasting Macleay Clinical Network
    Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Wrights Rd, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
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    #71188
    Sony SO
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    Dear Barbara,

    In HK, with reference to the Code of Practice for clinical waste (COP) http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/clinicalwaste/english/downloads/files/cop_major.pdf, in principle, used items/consumables only Tinted Red Chlorhexidine 2% Surgical Skin Prep without other contaminant(s) that are specified in the aforesaid COP, these items are classified as municipal waste i.e. general waste.

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    Sony SO

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    Centre for Health Protection HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

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    Hello Everyone,
    We are currently experiencing some difficulties with disposing of consumables with this particular skin prep on them. Therefore, I am interested to know how facilities dispose of items/consumables that have the tinted red chlorhexidine surgical skin prep on them (mainly from operating theatre complexes). In particular which waste stream (ie general or clinical waste) do you put these items in?

    If you would like to contact me directly, please use my email or phone numbers listed address below.

    Regards,
    Barbara

    Barbara May
    CNC Infection Prevention and Control | Hasting Macleay Clinical Network
    Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Wrights Rd, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
    Tel 02 5524 2061| Fax 02 5524 2061| Mob 0402890677
    Barbara.May@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au

    Clean hands saves lives – are your hands clean?

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    #71195
    Beth Bint
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    Hi All

    On the topic of Tinted Red Chlorhexidine 2% + alcohol surgical skin prep. The product that we currently have access to within our facility is not registered with the TGA for skin antisepsis. The company has offered to look into changing the labelling of the product to remove the reference to hard surface disinfectant and replace it with for presurgical skin preparation. My concern is that this doesn’t address the TGA registration matter.

    Have any other facilities identified this issue? If so, how has this been managed? Is there more than one product on the market, and are alternate products TGA registered.

    As a Local Health District we have decided to use and Alcohol and Iodine preparation for all presurgery skin preparation until this matter can be resolved. However, we do not have an alternate alcohol-based product that is suitable for use on patients with Iodine allergies.

    Any advice or discussion regarding this matter is gratefully received.

    Thank you
    Beth
    Beth Bint

    Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Management and Control Service
    Level 1 Lawson House Wollongong Hospital
    Tel 02 4222 5898 |beth.bint@SESIAHS.HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU
    http://www.health.nsw.gov.au
    ________________________________________

    Hello Everyone,
    We are currently experiencing some difficulties with disposing of consumables with this particular skin prep on them. Therefore, I am interested to know how facilities dispose of items/consumables that have the tinted red chlorhexidine surgical skin prep on them (mainly from operating theatre complexes). In particular which waste stream (ie general or clinical waste) do you put these items in?

    If you would like to contact me directly, please use my email or phone numbers listed address below.

    Regards,
    Barbara

    Barbara May
    CNC Infection Prevention and Control | Hasting Macleay Clinical Network
    Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Wrights Rd, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
    Tel 02 5524 2061| Fax 02 5524 2061| Mob 0402890677
    Barbara.May@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au

    Clean hands saves lives are your hands clean?

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    #71196
    Gerald Cha
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    Morning Beth,

    With regards to your query, you may wish to discuss your concerns with your pharmacy and look deeper into the THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATIONS 1990 – SCHEDULE 5A.

    There are conditions within to address and assist with your concerns regarding TGA registration.

    Hope that helps.

    Regards,

    Gerald Chan | Infection Control Manager
    St John of God Murdoch Hospital
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    Hi All

    On the topic of Tinted Red Chlorhexidine 2% + alcohol surgical skin prep. The product that we currently have access to within our facility is not registered with the TGA for skin antisepsis. The company has offered to look into changing the labelling of the product to remove the reference to hard surface disinfectant and replace it with for presurgical skin preparation. My concern is that this doesn’t address the TGA registration matter.

    Have any other facilities identified this issue? If so, how has this been managed? Is there more than one product on the market, and are alternate products TGA registered.

    As a Local Health District we have decided to use and Alcohol and Iodine preparation for all presurgery skin preparation until this matter can be resolved. However, we do not have an alternate alcohol-based product that is suitable for use on patients with Iodine allergies.

    Any advice or discussion regarding this matter is gratefully received.

    Thank you
    Beth
    Beth Bint

    Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Management and Control Service Level 1 Lawson House Wollongong Hospital Tel 02 4222 5898 |beth.bint@SESIAHS.HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU
    http://www.health.nsw.gov.au
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