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Parenterals: Excipients & additives
Water used in parenterals
Sterile water for injection (SWFI)
• Preparation:
➢ It’s sterilized and packed in sterile containers, not larger
than a 1-liter size.
➢ It should be packed only in a single dose container,
• Requirements:
➢ Sterile
➢ Pyrogen-free
➢ Does not contain any added substance
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Parenterals: Excipients & additives
Water used in parenterals
Bacteriostatic water for injection (BWFI)
• Use:
It is used as a sterile vehicle in the preparation of small volumes of
injectable preparations. It’s used in the reconstitution of multiple-dose
injections.
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