Wound Care Solutions Should be Safe and Simple
Medical professionals—and their patients—deserve proven wound care products they can rely on throughout every stage of the healing process. For acute, chronic, and complex wounds, confident care starts with Dakin’s.
Manufactured in the US
Third-generation, family-owned company
FDA-approved medical device
In use since 1916
Original formula developed in WWI
Available through all major medical distributors
Century Pharmaceuticals, Inc is the exclusive manufacturer of Dakin’s Solution and Wound Cleansers. We are an FDA registered facility, ISO 13485 certified, and carefully follow cGMP regulations for the high-quality production of every product.
Dr. Henry Dakin
Ross Deardorff
About Dakin’s Solution
From the battlefield of World War I, to your neighborhood pharmacy, Dakin’s reputation is over 100 years in the making.
When WWI broke out, the medical community faced an urgent challenge: Develop an effective, accessible, and non-irritating wound cleanser—or continue losing brave soldiers to treatable injuries and infections.
In 1916, Dr. Henry Dakin developed the original Dakin’s Solution, the sodium hypochlorite-based wound cleanser than would go on to save countless lives during WWI and the decades to follow.
The wound cleanser was effective, easy to make, and affordable. In fact, many pharmacists around the world still compound the original Dakin’s formulation to this day. But with a two-day shelf-life, the usability of this historic formulation is limited.
In 1982, Ross Deardorff and the team at Century Pharmaceuticals modernized Dakin’s Solution—extending its shelf-life and expanding adoption.
Using proprietary manufacturing methods, Deardorff and his team successfully developed four formulations of the original Dakin’s Solution. With varying strengths, these buffered concentrations empower healthcare professionals around the world to offer safe, simple, and effective wound care, throughout the healing process.
Century Pharmaceuticals is proud to be a third-generation company, unwaveringly committed to happy, healthy healing
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At-a-Glance Safety Data & Results
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