Sterillium Rub

Overview

With Sterillium Rub, you have rapid, long-lasting antiseptics that are gentle on your skin.

  • High concentrations of alcohol, Sterillium Rub (80% w/w) and Sterillium Rub® Fragrance-Free (85% w/w), ensure a rapid, but also extensive and thorough effect.
  • Meets international (EN12791) and U.S. FDA's TFM specifications for surgical hand antisepsis.
  • Non-drying and formulated with emollients that leave hands feeling soft and smooth.
  • Save time, leaves hands less sticky for quicker rub to glove.

Sterillium Rub - Comfort Drives Compliance

Easy on the Skin

Easy on the Skin
  • No CHG – CHG can cause irritant contact dermatitis and is incompatible with many non-antimicrobial soaps.1,2 Plus, organisms are emerging that show resistance to CHG.3,4
  • Compatible with all kinds of gloves – Shown to be compatible with latex, nitrile and vinyl surgical gloves.5
  • More industry-leading skincare ingredients – Leaves the skin feeling clean and soft, non-sticky and ready for easier glove donning
  • Fragrance-Free formula now available - Does not contain added fragrances, which can aggravate allergies.

Training and Implementation Videos

For your convenience, we have in-service videos available for your review. The first video contains everything you need to know about Sterillium Rub. For those that are familiar, but need to review just a particular section, we have broken out each video chapter so you can view just that portion.

  1. Boyce J.M., 2003, Re: Reopening of the Administrative Record for Topical Antimicrobial Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use; healthcare antiseptic drug products. Federal Register 68: 2003 (May 29, 2003).
  2. Benson L., Le Blanc D., Book L., White J., 1990, The effects of Surfactant Systems and Moisturizing Products on the Residual Activity of a Chlorhexidine Gluconate Handwash Using a Pigskin Substrate. Infection control and Hospital Epidemiology 11: 67-70.
  3. Kampf G., Kramer A., 2004, Epidemiologic Background of Hand Hygiene and Evaluation of the Most Important Agents for Scrubs and Rubs. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 17:863-893.
  4. Dance, D. A. B., A. D. Pearson, D. V. Seal, and J. A. Lowes. 1987. A hospital outbreak caused by a chlorhexidine- and antibiotic-resistant Proteus mirabilis. J. Hosp. Infect.10:10–16.
  5. ASTM D5151 testing. Data on file.
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