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Also known as: Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, USP
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Bacteriostatic Water for Injection is prepared from Water for Injection, sterilized, suitably packaged, and combined with one or more suitable antimicrobial agents. It is generally supplied in a multiple-dose container for repeated withdrawals when diluting or dissolving injectable drugs. It is not a therapeutic active ingredient by itself; suitability depends on the drug product being reconstituted and its compatibility with the preservative.
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For drug-diluent use only after addition of a compatible drug requiring dilution or dissolution. Benzyl-alcohol-containing bacteriostatic water is labeled not for use in neonates; preservative-free Sterile Water for Injection is a distinct preparation. Do not infer compatibility, stability, route, or post-reconstitution storage from the diluent alone; those details are product-specific.
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USP monograph: Bacteriostatic Water for Injection; water component UNII 059QF0KO0R; benzyl alcohol preservative UNII LKG8494WBH when present as specified by product labeling.
A current U.S. product label describes a sterile, nonpyrogenic preparation containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol, with pH 5.7 and an indicated pH range of 4.5-7.0. USP describes Bacteriostatic Water for Injection as a sterile preparation containing suitable antimicrobial agent(s) and limits container size to not more than 30 mL.
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