Bacteriostatic Water

[drnkurmlkshk]

I am hoping to get sterile vials of becteriostatic water but I do not know where to buy it. The pharmacy I usually go to does not carry this product. Anyone have a suggestion?

[hellodolly]

What is it and what is it use for?

[drnkurmlkshk]

It is water that bacteria cannot grow in. It has many medical uses.

[hellodolly]

Would distilled water do the trick?

[drnkurmlkshk]

Nope it has to be this specific product

[CMMCB]

Maybe ask in the Pharmacy Faculty pharmacy on Huay Kaew Rd, just 'up' from the Dentistry Faculty and Wat Suan Dork, opposite the (three?) veggie restaurants.

[Semper]

Nope it has to be this specific product

[hellodolly]

Nope it has to be this specific product

Why not go to one of the places that uses this specific product for medical uses?

I am assuming there is no other product to do this specific medical work. Check at one of the hospitals and see where they get there's.

[ksamuiguy]

Readly avaliable in Vials or bottles or Infusion bags.

"Sterel water for Injection"

Most pharmacies have 1 liter bottles of Mediacl Grade Sterel Water.

[TheVicar]

It is water that bacteria cannot grow in. It has many medical uses.

Not quite. From a reputable source:

H2O Side Effects Center

Medical Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Prescribing Information

• Drug Description
  
• Indications & Dosage
  
• Side Effects & Drug Interactions
  
• Warnings & Precautions
  
• Overdosage & Contraindications
  
• Clinical Pharmacology
  
• Medication Guide
  

Bacteriostatic Water (bacteriostatic water for injection) is sterile water containing 0.9% benzyl alcohol that is used to dilute or dissolve medications; the container can be reentered multiple times (usually by a sterile needle) and the benzyl alcohol suppresses or stops the growth of most potentially contaminating bacteria. It 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. There are few side effects, if any, in adults and if they occur, it they may be related to contamination, particulate matter or the drug that is being dissolved (see below).

Bacteriostatic Water for Injection is supplied in a multiple-dose 30 mL plastic fliptop vial that is plastic and not pressurized. It is not used for neonatal medications because of possible blood pressure changes and toxicity of benzyl alcohol. If Bacteriostatic Water is injected intravenously without any diluted compound, it may cause some red blood cell lysis because it is not isotonic. Some side effects that may occur after drugs are added to Bacteriostatic Water include fever, abscess formation, venous thrombosis or phlebitis, tissue necrosis, and infections.

Our Bacteriostatic Water Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.

Source: http://www.rxlist.co...drug-center.htm

From the same source:

"PRECAUTIONS

Do not use Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, USP for intravenous injection unless the osmolar concentration of additives results in an approximate isotonic admixture."

That, especially the last sentence, should clarify everything.

[drnkurmlkshk]

This forum has way more than its fair share of self important people that practice one-upmanship at any opportunity.

What I wrote is a perfectly reasonable and much simpler version of what you just wrote.