Best drug contraindications ever: Pt. 2

[septimus_rivit]

"Avoid contact with brain, meninges, eyes and middle ear."

This is from a bottle of clorhexidine, an antimicrobial skin cleanser I'm to use in the days leading up to my operation to prevent me bringing nasties like MRSA into hospital with me.  The last two, fair enough, but brain and meninges?  If you're in danger of getting skin lotion in your

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[stickplus1]

Hey, brain surgeons need to keep their skin clean too. And brain surgery patients, I guess. And maybe zombies? (I don't know if the UK covers health care for zombies.)