Question

What is the difference between iodine and Betadine?

Answer 1

Betadine and Iodine are essentially the same thing except that Betadine is the brand name for Iodine.

Betodine is also not pure Iodine but also has some other ingredients in it but if you need to use Iodine or Betadine you can use either for the same thing.

Iodine also has ions that are attached to another larger chemical and is a stable chemical complex of polyvinylpyrrolidone (povidone, PVP) and elemental iodine.

Answer 2

Betadine which is also known as iodopovidone and povidone-iodine, is an antiseptic that is used for skin disinfection before and after surgery.

Betadine may be used both to disinfect the hands of healthcare providers and the skin of the person they are caring for.

The betadine may also be used for minor wounds.

Betadine can work on a broad range of germs and microbes that can that can cause infections.

Apply betadine to minor cuts, scrapes, and burns to promptly kill germs and help stop infections before they start.

Betadine Antiseptic Solution comes with a “No-Sting Promise" and does not contain alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.

Betadine is a type of iodine.

Iodine is a halogen element used in medicine as an antiseptic.

Betadine is a brand name for povidone-iodine, a combination of iodine and polyvinylpyrrolidone, that's also used as an antiseptic.