The combined use of the drug with hydrogen peroxide, enzyme preparations containing silver and taurolidine for wound treatment, as well as antiseptic drugs, leads to a mutual decrease in efficiency.
Povidone-iodine can not be used in conjunction with mercury preparations, because this leads to the formation of an alkaline iodide of mercury.
The drug can react with proteins and unsaturated organic complexes.
Avoid prolonged use of the drug, especially on large surfaces, in patients receiving lithium preparations.
Povidone-iodine is incompatible with reducing substances, alkaloid salts, tannic acid, salicylic acid, silver, mercury and bismuth salts.