Med Pride 60733 Sterile Non-Stick Pads Review (2026)

Is the Med Pride 60733 the right non-stick pad for your first aid kit?

Short answer: Yes — if you need an absorbent, sterile wound pad that lifts off without re-opening the wound, the Med Pride 60733 Sterile Non-Stick Pads are a dependable stock item for the Bandages & Wound Care collection tier of any kit. They are the step up from an adhesive strip for wounds a strip cannot cover, and the step below a full trauma dressing. If you would rather skip the tape step, the bordered Healqu Island Dressing 4 x 4 Inch, 30-Count is the all-in-one alternative.

A non-stick pad — the packaging world also calls it a non-adherent pad — solves the single most common complaint in basic wound care: the dressing that heals into the wound and tears it back open at change time. The Med Pride 60733 pads pair an absorbent core with a low-adherence wound-contact layer, so the pad soaks up drainage while the surface against the skin releases cleanly. Every pad is sterile and intended for single use. In this review we look at where these pads fit in the bandages and wound care lineup on WC Safety, how they compare with the case-quantity MedStock Non-Stick Pads 4 x 4 Inch, 100-Pack, and when a bordered island dressing or a simple adhesive strip is the smarter pick.

Editorial verdict: 4.4/5. The Med Pride 60733 Sterile Non-Stick Pads do exactly what the category promises — highly absorbent, sterile, and they lift off without re-opening the wound. At $11.99 they are an easy add to a home kit, glovebox kit, or workplace cabinet. They need tape or a wrap to stay put, which is the only real workflow cost.

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Who the Med Pride 60733 pads are for

These pads belong in almost any kit built from the First Aid Kits collection, but they earn their slot fastest with:

• Households and offices topping up a drawer kit with a dressing layer between adhesive strips and gauze rolls
• Shops and light-industrial sites that dress scrapes and abrasions weekly and want painless dressing changes
• Kit builders assembling a wound care module alongside items from the Workplace First Aid Kits lineup
• Anyone who has torn a healed-in gauze pad off a wound and never wants to repeat the experience

What the Med Pride 60733 does well

The non-adherent layer is the entire point — and it delivers

An ordinary woven gauze pad wicks drainage into its fibers, and as the wound dries the fibers bond into the scab. Removal then re-opens the wound — painful, and a setback for healing. The Med Pride 60733 puts a smooth low-adherence layer against the skin so the pad lifts off without re-opening the wound. That single property is why non-stick pads are a distinct line item in the Bandages & Wound Care category rather than a gauze substitute.

Absorbency where an adhesive strip gives up

Adhesive strips like the Band-Aid Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandages carry a small pad sized for minor cuts. A skinned knee, a road-rash forearm, or a draining abrasion overwhelms that pad quickly. The Med Pride 60733 is built as a highly absorbent dressing pad, so it manages the seepage phase of a larger minor wound instead of saturating in an hour.

Sterile, sealed, single-use

Each pad comes individually sealed and sterile, which matters more than most buyers assume: the dressing that touches an open wound is the one item in the kit where sterility is non-negotiable first-aid practice. Used once and discarded, there is no judgment call about whether a leftover pad is still clean — a discipline the review of the Dynarex 3611 fabric bandages review makes for adhesive strips as well.

A natural fit for kit and cabinet restocking

Because non-stick pads appear in nearly every ANSI-style kit fill, the Med Pride 60733 slots straight into restock routines alongside a MFASCO ANSI Class A First Aid Kit Refill Pack or a General Medi 160-Piece First Aid Kit Refill Bag when a kit runs dry between full refills.

Where the Med Pride 60733 falls short

No adhesive — securing is a second step

A non-stick pad has no border and no adhesive. Every use means holding the pad in place while you apply first aid tape or a conforming wrap. That is standard for the category, but it is a real workflow difference versus the bordered Healqu Island Dressing 4 x 4 Inch, which peels and sticks in one motion.

The listing leaves sizing homework to the buyer

Med Pride sells this line in multiple size options, and the product title itself does not state dimensions or a pack count. We do not invent specifications, so the honest guidance is: check the size option on the listing before you order, and match it to the wound sizes your kit actually treats.

Not for serious bleeding

These are first-aid dressings for minor wounds. They are not compression bandages, hemostatic dressings, or trauma pads, and heavy bleeding or deep wounds need pressure, a proper trauma dressing, and medical care. Seek professional medical care for any serious wound.

How the Med Pride 60733 compares across the wound care collection

Here is where the pads sit against the competitive set in the Bandages & Wound Care collection on WC Safety:

Med Pride 60733 vs MedStock 100-Pack vs Healqu Island Dressing

The two closest alternatives on the site are the case-quantity MedStock pads — reviewed in full in our MedStock Non-Stick Pads 4 x 4 Inch, 100-Pack review — and the bordered Healqu island dressing covered in the Healqu Island Dressing 4 x 4 review.

• Buy the Med Pride 60733 if you want a keep-on-hand box of sterile non-stick pads for a home, office, or single-shop kit and you already stock first aid tape.
• Buy the MedStock 100-Pack if you restock multiple kits or a cabinet on a schedule and want case-quantity pricing — see the MedStock non-stick pads review.
• Buy the Healqu Island Dressing if you want pad-plus-border in one step with no tape — the natural pick for solo workers dressing their own wounds.

Shop non-stick and bordered pads on Amazon → Med Pride 60733 MedStock 100-Pack Healqu Island Dressing

What to pair with the Med Pride 60733

A non-stick pad never works alone. The full workflow is: clean the wound, place the pad, then secure it with first aid tape or a conforming wrap from your kit — the pad supplies absorption and clean release, the tape or wrap supplies the hold. Build the rest of the module around it:

• Adhesive strips for the small cuts that do not need a pad at all — the Curad Blue Detectable Knuckle Bandages, 100-Count cover awkward joint cuts, reviewed in our Curad knuckle blue detectable bandages review, and the Band-Aid Flexible Fabric bandages review covers the everyday standard.
• A stocked cabinet to live in — pads like these restock stations such as the First Aid Only 90575 3-Shelf ANSI B+ First Aid Cabinet and the UniShield 3-Shelf Metal First Aid Cabinet, ANSI Class A from the First Aid Cabinets & Stations collection.
• Scheduled refills — the First Aid Kit Refills collection keeps the whole kit compliant between audits, with the General Medi 160-Piece refill bag as the budget catch-all.

Top restock pairings on Amazon → First Aid Only 90575 Cabinet MFASCO Class A Refill General Medi 160-Piece Refill

Where non-stick pads sit in the wound care hierarchy

Think of basic wound care as three tiers. Tier one is the adhesive strip: pad and hold in one piece, for small cuts. Tier two is the pad-plus-tape system this Med Pride product anchors: more absorbency, any placement, at the cost of a second securing step. Tier three is the bordered island dressing, which merges the two ideas for medium wounds. Workplace programs typically stock all three — our pillar on which first aid kit do you need walks the whole decision, and the best workplace first aid kits guide shows how the fills bundle these dressings for you. For what OSHA and ANSI actually require in a workplace kit, defer to the reference explainer on OSHA first aid kit requirements rather than any product listing.

Total cost of ownership

At $11.99, the box is a rounding error next to the cabinet it stocks — a best first aid cabinets guide pick runs ten times that. The real cost drivers are consumption rate and the tape you pair with it. A household may go a year on one box; a shop dressing abrasions weekly will not, and at that consumption the per-pad math of the case-quantity MedStock non-stick pads product page wins. Because every pad is single-use and sterile-sealed, there is no partial-use savings to chase — plan counts, not reuse.

Final verdict on the Med Pride 60733 Sterile Non-Stick Pads

4.4/5. The Med Pride 60733 Sterile Non-Stick Pads nail the one job a non-adherent pad exists to do: absorb drainage and then lift off without re-opening the wound. Buy them as the dressing tier of a home, vehicle, or workplace kit; buy the MedStock 4 x 4 100-Pack instead if you restock on a facility schedule; buy the Healqu bordered island dressing if you want to skip the tape step entirely. The missing size and count on the title line costs it points on paper clarity, not on performance.

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Med Pride 60733 Sterile Non-Stick Pads — FAQ

What does non-stick or non-adherent mean on a wound pad?

It means the layer that touches the wound is engineered not to bond with drying drainage, so the pad lifts off without re-opening the wound at dressing changes. Plain gauze lacks that layer and can heal into the wound bed. That release property is the defining feature of everything in this tier of the bandages and wound care collection.

When should I use a non-stick pad instead of an adhesive strip?

Reach for a pad when the wound is larger than the small pad built into a strip, when it is draining enough to saturate a strip, or when it sits somewhere a strip will not lie flat. For small everyday cuts, a strip like the Band-Aid Flexible Fabric strips remains faster and cheaper.

How do you secure the Med Pride 60733 pads without adhesive?

Hold the pad over the cleaned wound and fix it with first aid tape around the edges, or wrap it with a conforming gauze roll on limbs. The pad handles absorption and clean release; the tape or wrap handles hold. If you want both in one piece, choose the Healqu Island Dressing product page instead.

Are the Med Pride 60733 pads sterile and single-use?

Yes. Each pad is individually sealed and sterile, and once a seal is opened the pad should be used or discarded. Single-use sterility is what makes these appropriate to place directly on an open wound, unlike bulk non-sterile padding sold for other purposes.

What size are the Med Pride 60733 pads?

The product title does not state pad dimensions or a pack count, and we do not fabricate specifications. Check the size option shown on the listing before ordering, and match it to the wound sizes your kit realistically treats — the Med Pride 60733 product page mirrors the current listing options.

Med Pride 60733 vs MedStock 100-Pack — which should I buy?

Same category, different buyer. The Med Pride box is the keep-on-hand choice for one kit; the MedStock Non-Stick Pads 100-Pack is case-quantity stock for facilities refilling multiple kits or a cabinet on a schedule. Our full MedStock review covers the restocking math.

Med Pride 60733 vs Healqu Island Dressing — pad plus tape or all-in-one?

The Healqu dressing bonds a non-stick center pad to an adhesive border, so it applies in one step with no tape. The Med Pride pad is more flexible in placement and pairs with whatever securing method fits the location. Solo workers dressing their own wounds usually prefer the bordered style — see the Healqu island dressing review.

Can non-stick pads handle heavy bleeding?

No. They are absorbent first-aid dressings for minor wounds — scrapes, abrasions, shallow cuts. Heavy or uncontrolled bleeding calls for direct pressure, a compression or trauma dressing, and immediate professional medical care. Do not treat a serious wound with a first-aid pad alone.

Do workplace first aid kits need non-stick pads?

Sterile pads of this general type appear in standard workplace fills, which is why they are a routine restock line. For the actual regulatory language on required kit contents, defer to our explainer on OSHA first aid kit requirements reference — product listings are not compliance documents.

How often should a non-stick pad dressing be changed?

Follow the package directions and general first-aid practice: change the dressing when it becomes saturated, wet, or dirty, and inspect the wound at each change. Because the contact layer releases cleanly, changes are less painful than with plain gauze. Seek medical care if a wound worsens or shows signs of infection.

Which cabinets and kits do these pads restock?

Any station with a wound care shelf — for example the First Aid Only 90575 cabinet or the UniShield 3-Shelf Class A cabinet, plus the soft kits across the first aid kits parent collection.

Are these pads a substitute for gauze pads in a kit?

They replace gauze specifically in the wound-contact role, where the non-adherent layer earns its price. Plain gauze still belongs in the kit for cleaning, padding over the top of a non-stick pad, and general absorbency. The two are complements, not duplicates.

Can I cut a non-stick pad to size?

Cutting a sterile pad compromises the sterile field and can fray the absorbent core at the cut edge, so the practical answer is to stock the size you need rather than trim. Choose the listing's size option to fit your typical wounds instead of cutting down.

What tape or wrap works with non-stick pads?

Any standard first aid tape or conforming gauze wrap from your kit will secure the pad; we do not name a specific pairing the listing does not. Tape suits flat areas, a wrap suits limbs and joints. Kits from the best workplace first aid kits roundup include a securing option in the fill.

Is the Med Pride 60733 worth it at $11.99?

For a sterile, highly absorbent, clean-release pad from a high-volume medical supplies vendor, yes — the 4.4/5 rating reflects strong fundamentals discounted slightly for the listing's missing size and count detail. Heavy users should compare the per-pad cost against the case-quantity MedStock 100-pack alternative before committing.

Where do non-stick pads fit in a full first aid program?

They are the middle tier of the dressing ladder — above adhesive strips, below trauma dressings — and belong in every kit class from desk drawer to plant cabinet. Start with the pillar on which first aid kit do you need pillar to size the kit, then stock this tier from the wound care collection.