Article Text
Review
What is the evidence for the use of potassium permanganate for wound care?
Abstract
Topics for Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) review articles are selected by DTB’s editorial board to provide concise overviews of medicines and other treatments to help patients get the best care. Articles include a summary of key points and a brief overview for patients. Articles may also have a series of multiple choice CME questions.
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- Drug safety
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- Diabetes mellitus
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Footnotes
Editor's note This article is based on the author's UKMi Medicines Q&A document "What is the evidence for the use of potassium permanganate preparations?"
Competing interests None declared. Refer to the online supplementary files to view the ICMJE form(s).
Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.