Skin antiseptic / wound cleanser
Chlorhexidine with cetrimide
Brand names: Tisept, Travasept
Adult dose
Dose: Apply to wound or skin as directed
Route: Topical
Frequency: PRN
Clinical pearls
- Wound irrigation and skin cleansing
Contraindications
- Avoid contact with brain, meninges, middle ear, eye
Side effects
- Skin irritation
- Hypersensitivity
Reference: BNF; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/chlorhexidine-with-cetrimide/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
- Melanoma ABCDE Criteria · Diagnosis
- Melanoma Breslow Thickness and Staging · Skin Cancer
- PASI Score (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) · Psoriasis
- DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index) · Quality of Life
- Braden Scale for Pressure Ulcer Risk · Prognosis
- Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Risk Score · Risk Assessment
Pathways
- Major Trauma — Primary Survey (ATLS) · ATLS 10th Edition; JRCALC; NICE NG39
- Major Haemorrhage / Massive Transfusion · BCSH; RCOA; RCEM; RCS — BCSH Guidelines
- Burns — TBSA Estimation & Fluid Resuscitation · British Burn Association; EMSB; RCEM 2024
- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed · NICE; BSG; ACPGBI — Commissioning Guide
- Acute Pancreatitis · NICE; IAP/APA; ACPGBI — CG104
- Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis · BAPS / RCPCH