Bacteriostatic water guides
One product, explained properly. Each guide opens with the direct answer and then works through the questions behind it.
- What is bacteriostatic water?Bacteriostatic water is sterile water with a bacteriostatic preservative. What the preservative does, what a multi-dose vial is, and how it differs from sterile water and saline.
- Bacteriostatic water vs sterile water vs saline: what is the difference?The one real difference between bacteriostatic water, sterile water and saline, with a comparison table and when each is the right laboratory diluent.
- How long does bacteriostatic water last?Opened bacteriostatic water lasts 28 days from first puncture; sealed, it lasts until the printed expiry. Why the two limits differ and when to discard a vial.
- How to store bacteriostatic waterWhere to keep bacteriostatic water before and after opening, whether it needs refrigerating, why not to freeze it, and the signs to discard a vial.
- How many draws can you take from a 10 ml vial of bacteriostatic water?A 10 ml vial gives 10 draws of 1 ml or 20 of 0.5 ml, but the 28-day in-use limit and syringe dead volume set the real count. How to plan vials for a run.
- Bacteriostatic water vial sizes: 3 ml, 10 ml, 20 ml and 30 ml comparedUK bacteriostatic water comes in 3, 10, 20 and 30 ml vials. How many draws each gives, why the 28-day in-use limit matters and where 30 ml imports fit.
- Where to buy bacteriostatic water in the UKUK pharmacies do not stock bacteriostatic water. Where it is sold, what a listing must show, typical prices per 10 ml vial and how BacLab supplies it.
- Is bacteriostatic water a medicine in the UK?No UK-licensed bacteriostatic water exists. How the Human Medicines Regulations, GB CLP, COSHH and consumer law apply to it as a laboratory reagent.