A Review of Medical-Grade Honey in Wound Care

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Br J Nurs, 2012 Aug 7-20;21(15):4-9In the current healthcare environment, clinicians areincreasingly under pressure to use wound care products that are cost effective.This includes products that can be used in a variety of wounds to achievedifferent outcomes, depending on the wound-bed requirements. Medical-grade honey has emerged as a product that canachieve a variety of outcomes within the wound and is safe and easy to use.This article reviews the use of a medical-grade honey, with a view to includingit on the wound care formulary in both primary and secondary care. It featuredin a poster presentation at the Wounds UK conference at Harrogate in 2011.