Betadine surgical scrub is a microbicidal, sudsing cleanser for hand hygiene, surgical hand scrubbing prior to patient care, and for topical degerming of patients' skin. Betadine Surgical Scrub contains 7.5% povidone-iodine and is a microbicidal sudsing cleanser that promptly kills a broad spectrum of pathogens. It is used for hand hygiene, surgical hand-scrubbing, and topical degerming of patient's skin prior to surgery.