Section 1:  Formulary Dressings

Dressing

Size cm

Product information

Antimicrobial

Silver

Aquacel Ag

5 x 5

Silver ions exert an antimicrobial effect in the presence of wound exudate and have broad antimicrobial activity. Practitioners should ensure good wound bed contact and conformability for full benefit from these dressings.

For short-term use (review at 2 weeks) on infected wounds when other antimicrobial dressings are ineffective or unsuitable.

Must not be used for the prevention of wound infection.

10 x 10

15 x 15

4 x 10

4 x 20

4 x 30

20 x 30

1 x 45**

2 x 45

* available in hospital only
**available in community only

Updated June 2015

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