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What are antiseptics ? Give examples.

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These are the drugs applied to the living tissues such as wounds, cuts, ulcers and diseased skin surfaces are called antiseptics.
Example: Furacine, soframicine, lodine (Its 2-3 per cent solution in alcohol-water mixture is known as tincture of iodine).
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