Bacteriostatic Water is sterilized and preserved water for multiple injection use. Used for reconstituting, mixing, or diluting solutions prior to injection. Bacteriostatic Water contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol as a preservative, which ensures sterility when used for multiple injection purposes. Once opened you have up to 45 days to use it before discarding.
Bacteriostatic water is used to dilute or dissolve medications intended for aqueous injection. Its preservative agent (0.9% benzyl alcohol) prevents the growth of bacteria, enabling the withdrawal of multiple doses from a single vial without contamination.
Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic preparation of water for injection containing 0.9% (9 mg/mL) or 1.1% (11 mg/mL) benzyl alcohol added as a bacteriostatic preservative.
Bacteriostatic Water is available generically and has the same name. The Bacteriostatic Water can be used in diluting drugs that can subsequently be administered by intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection.