Sterile water for injection (revision 2)
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| Sterile water for injection | |
|---|---|
| Composition | Water only; no preservative, no buffer, no tonicity agent |
| Container | Single-entry |
| Contrast with | Bacteriostatic water, preserved |
| Topic infobox · conventions | |
Sterile water for injection is water that has been sterilised and meets compendial requirements for particulates, endotoxin and conductivity, supplied without preservative, buffer or tonicity agent. It is intended for single use in preparing an injection.[1]
Because it contains no preservative, a container that has been entered offers no barrier to growth of organisms introduced at entry, and it is therefore packaged and used as single-entry. This is the operative difference from bacteriostatic water.[2]
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