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A concentration of 0.9% benzyl alcohol refers to sterile water combined with 9 mg/mL of benzyl alcohol, most commonly sold as Bacteriostatic Water.
• Composition: 99.1% water for injection and 0.9% benzyl alcohol (weight/volume, or 9 mg/mL).
• Function: It acts as a bacteriostatic preservative, meaning it inhibits bacterial growth rather than killing existing bacteria outright.
• Multi-Use Design: The preservative allows repeated needle punctures and withdrawals from the same vial—typically for up to 28 days—when handled with aseptic technique.
• Concentration Math: A 10 mL vial contains 90 mg of benzyl alcohol, while a 30 mL vial contains 270 mg.
• Safety & Usage Limits: While standard for laboratory reconstitution or specific multi-dose injectable medications, solutions with 0.9% benzyl alcohol are contraindicated or must be used with extreme caution in newborns and neonates due to the risk of fatal toxic reactions (such as gasping syndrome)