Wound Care Product Selection (Substitution) List

Category Description Examples
Absorbent
  • For draining wounds
  • Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
  • Monitor skin around wound
  • Gauze
  • Exudry LF
  • Mepore
  • Aquacel
  • Mesorb
  • Combiderm
  • Alldress
  • Algisite*
  • Kaltostat*
  • Mesalt*
  • Interdry LF
  • Allevyn* LF
  • Mepilex*
  • Hyofoam*
  • Tielle*
  • 3M Foam*
  • Biatain Foam*
  • AMD Foam*
  • Aquacel Foam*
  • Hydrocel
  • Biatain IBU Non-Adhesive*
  • Biatain IBU Soft Hold
Non-Absorbent
  • For non-draining / dry wounds
  • Change every 5-7 days or if leakage or not intact
  • Monitor skin around wound
  • May require secondary dressing
  • Opsite Flexifit LF
  • Tegaderm
  • Biocclusive
  • Opsite Post-Op
  • Duoderm
  • Allevyn Thin LF
  • Restore
  • Comfeel
  • Nu-Derm
  • Intrasite Conformable LF
  • Cutunova
  • Coverplast
  • Leukoplast
  • Covermed
  • Duoderm CGF
  • Intrasite Gel* LF
  • Normagel*
  • Restoregel*
  • Duoderm Gel*
  • Tegagel*
  • Wound Dress*
  • Adaptic*
  • Mepitel*
  • Jelonet*
  • Tegapore*
  • Telfa*
  • Mepiform
  • Leukomed
  • Coverlet
Absorbent / Anti-Microbial
  • For draining wounds to treat / reduce risk of infection
  • Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
  • For draining wounds to treat / reduce risk of infection
  • Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
  • Algisite LF
  • Acticoat Absorbent LF
  • Biatain AG
  • Aquacel AG
  • Actisorb
  • Contreet (Biatain AG)
  • Interdry AG LF (can leave on for up to 5 days)
  • AMD Gauze
  • AMD Foam*
  • Biatain Foam AG*
  • Silvercell
  • Biatain Silicone*
  • Iodosorb+ LF
  • Inadine+
    + Iodine allergy alert +
Non-Absorbent / Anti-Microbial
  • For dry, infected wounds
  • For dry, infected wounds
  • Acticoat 7 LF
  • Acticoat Flex LF
  • Acticoat LF
  • Actisorb
  • Flamazine
  • Medihoney
  • Bactigras+ LF
  • Sofratulle+
    + sulpha allergy alert+
Absorbent / Odour Control
  • For draining wounds and odour control of fungating / malignant wounds (not infected wounds)
  • May require up to daily changes depending on drainage / odour
  • Carbonet LF
  • Carbo Flex
  • Carbonet Foam*
Absorbent / Odour Control / Antibacterial
  • For fungating/ malignant wounds with infection
  • Actisorb-Silver (220 Activated Charcoal Dressing)
  • Arglase Powder
Stalled Wounds
  • As determined by Medical Doctor / Wound Consultant
  • Change every 2-3 days or if leakage or not intact
  • May require secondary dressing
  • Promogram
  • Tegaderm Matrix
  • Pisma
  • 3M Matrix
  • Biostep LF
Stalled Wounds with Infection  
  • Biostep AG LF
Skin Protectors
  • For skin surrounding a draining wound
  • To prevent skin breakdown
  • To protect skin around stoma
  • Brava Sheet (formerly Coloplast Skin Barrier)
  • Cavilon Cream
  • Cavilon Spray

Non-Stick = *
Allergy Alert=+
Latex Free=LF