Atlas of Colposcopy: Principles and Practice / Activity 2

Consumables required – Preparation of Lugol’s iodine

  

Preparation of Lugol’s iodine solution

Ingredients (to prepare 100 mL of Lugol’s iodine solution)
  • Potassium iodide: 10 g
  • Iodine crystals: 5 g
  • Distilled water or boiled water (boiled for 20 minutes) at room temperature: 100 mL
Label
Lugol’s iodine solution prepared on dd/mm/yyyy.

Storage
At least 1 month in a dark-coloured bottle.

Preparation