ST.MORITA FARMA CONTRIBUTES TO FIGHT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 BY CONSISTENTLY PRODUCE SEVERAL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS SUCH AS HAND SANITIZER, ANTISEPTICS, AND ALSO DISINFECTANT. THE PRODUCTS WERE FORMULATED BASED ON SEVERAL RELIABLE REFERENCES.

The references  reveals that

• Hand hygiene is an important part of to prevent the spread of COVID-19. CDC recommends Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) is a simple yet effective way  to the reduce the direct and indirect spread of coronaviruses between people. ABHR such as hand sanitizer formulations can inactivate SARS-CoV-2. [1]
• A final concentration of 80% ethanol or 75% isopropyl alcohol recommended in the USP hand sanitizer toolkit are aligned with World Health Organization (WHO) formulations. [2]
• WHO are recommended by WHO for use in response to an emerging viral pathogen, including viruses that are genetically related to, and with similar physical properties as, the SARS-CoV-2.
• Centers For Desease Control and Prevention (CDC) published and articles that SARS-CoV-2 was efficiently inactivated by WHO-recommended formulations with 80% of ethanol , supporting their use in healthcare systems and viral outbreaks. [3,4]
• Morita hand sanitizer is ethanol-based product. The research was revealed that ethanol is used worldwide in healthcare facilities for hand rubbing. It has been described to have a stronger and broader virucidal activity compared to propanols. Ethanol at 80% was highly effective against all tested 21 enveloped viruses within 30s. [5]
• Scientists in Germany and Switzerland have also tested the sanitizers’ effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2. The sanitizer comprises ethanol — 80% by volume and isopropanol (also known as 2-propanol or isopropyl alcohol) — 75% vol/vol. [6]
  

 

 

HOW TO CHOOSE HAND SANITIZER

 

1. Choose hand sanitizer with 60-95% alcohol content (WHO recommend 80% alcohol content for ethanol and 75% for isopropanol)
2. Make sure that hand sanitizer also contain humectant to reduce hand dryness (e.g. glycerol)
3. Make sure that hand sanitizer pH is in a range of skin pH (4 – 7) to reduce the risk of irritatio

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES

1.Kratzel A, Todt D, V’kovski P, Steiner S, Gultrom M, Thao TTN, et al. Inactivation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by WHO-recommended hand rub formulations and alcohols. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jul

2.https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/hand-hygiene.html

3.Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0915_article  

4. https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf?ua=1

5.Kampf, Günter. Efficacy of ethanol against viruses in hand disinfection, Journal of Hospital Infection. 2017. DOI :10.1016/j.jhin.2017.08.025

6. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/covid-19-hand-sanitizers-inactivate-novel-coronavirus-study-finds#Stocks-running-low