The IP Monthly Minute
January 2018: Your Monthly Hand Hygiene News
Featured Infection Prevention News
Dave Macinga, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Science Director, discusses the Food and Drug Administration monograph changes affecting hand soap selection in healthcare facilities.
FDA issues final rule on safety and effectiveness for certain active ingredients in over-the-counter health care antiseptic hand washes and rubs in the medical setting (www.fda.gov)
On Dec. 19, 2017, the U.S. FDA announced its final rule on certain antimicrobial active ingredients allowed for use in hand hygiene products in healthcare settings. In this rule, the FDA determined that 24 active ingredients, including triclosan, can no longer be used in over-the-counter healthcare skin antiseptics, as of Dec. 20, 2018.
A Technical Review and Assessment of PURELL® Healthcare CRT HEALTHY SOAP® High Performance Foam (www.healthcare.GOJO.com/education)
GOJO has developed a new non-antimicrobial soap that optimizes skin cleansing properties without sacrificing skin compatibility or aesthetics. PURELL® Healthcare CRT HEALTHY SOAP® High Performance Foam has been formulated to deliver superior skin cleansing properties including removal of soil and bacteria, skin compatibility, improved sustainability and a better wash experience. Bacterial removal studies demonstrated that PURELL® Healthcare CRT HEALTHY SOAP® High Performance Foam has significantly higher removal of S. aureus compared to a market-leading, non-antimicrobial soap.
Making change easy: a peer-to-peer guide on transitioning to new hand hygiene products (www.ajicjournal.org)
The complexity of switching to new hand hygiene products can be overwhelming, but the need for transition can be for a variety of factors such as cost savings, superior product quality, and other value added programs. This practice forum article summarizes a large healthcare facility's experience with planning and implementing new hand hygiene products and discusses lessons-learned along the way.
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