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https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf
Guide to Local Production: WHO-recommended Handrub Formulations
PART A: GUIDE TO LOCAL PRODUCTION
Part A is intended to guide a local producer in the actual preparation of the formulation.
Materials required (small volume production)
REAGENTS FOR FORMULATION 1:
Ethanol 96% •
Hydrogen peroxide 3% •
Glycerol 98% •
Sterile distilled or boiled cold water
REAGENTS FOR FORMULATION 2:
Isopropyl alcohol 99.8% •
Hydrogen peroxide 3% •
Glycerol 98% •
Sterile distilled or boiled cold water
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METHOD: 10-LITRE PREPARATIONS
These can be prepared in 10-litre glass or plastic bottles with screw-threaded stoppers.
Recommended amounts of products:
FORMULATION 1
Ethanol 96%: 8333 ml •
Hydrogen peroxide 3%: 417 ml •
Glycerol 98%: 145 ml
FORMULATION 2
Isopropyl alcohol 99.8%: 7515 ml •
Hydrogen peroxide 3%: 417 ml •
Glycerol 98%: 145 ml
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Final products
FORMULATION 1 Final concentrations:
Ethanol 80% (v/v), •
Glycerol 1.45% (v/v), •
Hydrogen peroxide 0.125% (v/v)
FORMULATION 2 Final concentrations:
Isopropyl alcohol 75% (v/v), •
Glycerol 1.45% (v/v), •
Hydrogen peroxide 0.125% (v/v)
