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Bacteriostatic water

Preserved, so the vial keeps for weeks refrigerated once broached. Sterile water has no preservative and is single use the moment you open it.

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Free delivery over $99. Dispatched from Sydney. Plain unmarked box.

What bacteriostatic water is

Sterile water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol added as a preservative. The preservative is what makes the vial multi-dose: it suppresses bacterial growth after the stopper has been punctured, so the vial can be entered more than once within the period its instructions allow.

That is the entire difference between this and sterile water for injection, which has no preservative and is single use. Both are diluents. Neither is a medicine.

10mL or 30mL

Pick on how much you will use before the vial expires after first entry rather than on price per millilitre. A 30mL vial that gets discarded half used is more expensive than two 10mL vials that get finished.

The vial is glass with a rubber stopper and an aluminium crimp. Swab the stopper before every entry, and use a drawing-up needle rather than the needle you are injecting with, because coring the stopper blunts a needle fast.

Everything on the box, before you buy.

The incumbents make you register to see a price. The batch and the expiry you are shipped are the ones printed here.

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Questions about bacteriostatic water

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What is the difference between bacteriostatic water and sterile water for injection?

Bacteriostatic water contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol as a preservative, which lets the vial be entered more than once. Sterile water for injection has no preservative and is single use. Which one you need is a question for your prescriber, not for us.

How long does a bacteriostatic water vial last once opened?

The instructions on the carton give the in-use period after first entry, and that is the number to follow. It is shorter than the printed expiry, which applies to an unopened vial.

Do you sell peptides or any medicine to go with this?

No. Good Practice Supply supplies consumables only. We do not stock peptides, hormones or any prescription medicine, and we have no view on what goes in the vial.

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