
New Zealand delivery: standard NZ$18.99, 4–7 business days. Express NZ$39.99, 2–5 business days.

Representative image. Supplied vial labelling, lot and expiry details may vary.
Manufacturer-labelled medical-grade bacteriostatic water (BAC water), supplied in its original presentation. Labelled as a diluent or solvent for compatible medicines that require preparation before injection.
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Ordering from New Zealand: this is the original Hospira 30 mL vial, factory-sealed and unaltered, dispatched from Melbourne with tracking and priced and charged in New Zealand dollars. It is the same stock our Australian store sells. Standard postage is NZ$18.99 (4–7 business days) and express is NZ$39.99 (2–5 business days), estimated from dispatch.
This is an original manufacturer presentation of bacteriostatic water (BAC water), manufactured by Hospira. Aus BAC Supply keeps the manufacturer seal, vial and label unchanged.
Bacteriostatic water is commonly shortened to BAC water; both names describe this same product.
It is a diluent or solvent—not a ready-to-administer medicine. The supplied product information determines compatibility, preparation, route, handling and storage. Clinical decisions and administration must be directed by a qualified healthcare professional.
Never inject a diluent by itself or use it outside the manufacturer instructions.
The 0.9% figure on the label is the benzyl alcohol concentration — 9 mg per mL — and it is the whole reason this presentation exists in a multi-dose vial at all. Benzyl alcohol is a bacteriostatic agent: it inhibits the growth of most common bacteria rather than sterilising anything, which is what allows a sealed vial to be entered more than once instead of being discarded after a single withdrawal. Preservative-free sterile water has no such agent, and its vial is labelled for one withdrawal for exactly that reason.
That protection is finite rather than open-ended. A printed expiry governs the sealed vial, and a separate, much shorter in-use period begins the moment the stopper is first entered — whichever falls first ends the vial's usable life. Both figures come from the product information supplied with the vial, not from a general reference.
What you receive is the manufacturer's own 30 mL glass multi-dose vial with its flip-off closure and crimp intact, manufactured under pharmaceutical GMP and released against the Bacteriostatic Water for Injection USP monograph — a specification covering identity, sterility, preservative content, particulate limits and a controlled pH range, with a lot number and expiry traceable to that release. Aus BAC Supply does not decant, repackage or relabel. That distinction is the point: water of unclear origin transferred into an unmarked container has none of the documented manufacturing behind it, however similar it looks in the vial.
Available as a single vial, in 2- and 3-vial packs, and in manufacturer trays of 25 and 50. Unopened vials keep until their printed expiry, so buying several at once lowers the unit price without shortening anything — each vial's in-use period starts only when that particular vial is opened.
Aus BAC Supply is an independent retailer and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or an authorised distributor of the manufacturer; the name identifies the genuine factory-sealed product supplied.
Yes. We ship the original Hospira 30 mL vial, factory-sealed, from Melbourne to New Zealand, priced and charged in NZD. Standard postage is NZ$18.99 (4–7 business days) and express is NZ$39.99 (2–5 business days), estimated from dispatch. An order to New Zealand is an import: you are the importer, and it is your responsibility to check that you may import what you order.
Yes. It is the manufacturer's own 30 mL multiple-dose vial, factory-sealed, with the manufacturer's label, lot and expiry on it. We keep the original seal, vial and label intact and do not decant, repackage or relabel it.
This vial is an original manufacturer presentation labelled Bacteriostatic Water for Injection USP, which we supply factory-sealed and unaltered. The own-label vial is labelled simply as bacteriostatic water, comes in 10, 20 and 30 mL, and its label states that it is not for injection or infusion and not for human or veterinary administration. Read each vial's own label — they are not interchangeable.
It can. An order to a New Zealand address is an import, and you are the importer. The New Zealand Customs Service, and Medsafe for medicines and related products, may inspect a parcel, hold it, or ask you for information before releasing it. If a parcel is held, contact us with your order reference and we will send the invoice and product details Customs asks for. Our New Zealand shipping and returns policy sets out the rest.
It is labelled as a diluent or solvent for compatible medicines that require preparation before injection. It is not a ready-to-administer medicine and must not be injected by itself.
No. We keep the original manufacturer seal, vial and label intact and do not decant, repackage or relabel it.
Sterile water containing 0.9% (9 mg/mL) benzyl alcohol as a bacteriostatic preservative. The preservative inhibits the growth of most common bacteria, which is what allows a sealed multi-dose vial to be accessed repeatedly rather than discarded after a single withdrawal.
Yes. BAC water is simply the common abbreviation. You may also see it written as bacteriostatic water for injection, BWFI or bac water — all describe the same product.
Sterile water carries no preservative, so its vial is labelled for a single withdrawal and should not be re-entered. Bacteriostatic water adds 0.9% benzyl alcohol, which holds bacterial growth in check after the seal is broken and is what makes a multi-dose presentation possible.
Both are preserved with benzyl alcohol and both are multi-dose vials. Bacteriostatic saline is isotonic 0.9% sodium chloride; bacteriostatic water contains no solute. The manufacturer information for the product being prepared specifies which diluent it requires.
The benzyl alcohol concentration — 9 mg per mL. Note that on a bacteriostatic sodium chloride label the 0.9% refers to the salt instead, which is a common source of confusion between the two products.
A fixed in-use period applies from first entry, and it is much shorter than the printed expiry on the sealed vial. The figure stated in the product information supplied with your exact vial is the one that governs, and whichever date falls first ends the vial's usable life.
The label sets an in-use period rather than a number of entries — a multi-dose vial may be entered repeatedly within that window under aseptic technique, and is discarded when the period ends or the solution fails inspection, whichever comes first. Inspect before every entry: a vial that is cloudy, discoloured or carries visible particles is not used regardless of dates.
It is labelled as a diluent or solvent — a liquid for preparing compatible medicines that require reconstitution before injection. It is not a ready-to-administer medicine and is never injected on its own. The product information for whatever is being prepared specifies which diluent that product requires.
Bacteriostatic. BAC water is the common shorthand for bacteriostatic water, and you will also see it written as bacteriostatic water for injection, BWFI or bac water — all the same product.
Follow the storage conditions printed on the vial and in the supplied manufacturer product information. Storage conditions do not extend the in-use period once a vial has been entered.
30 mL. It is the manufacturer's 30 mL multiple-dose plastic vial, supplied factory-sealed, and the manufacturer packs it in trays of 25. The manufacturer's label also lists a 20 mL glass presentation, which is not stocked here.
The 30 mL multi-dose vial as a single, in 2-, 3- and 5-vial packs, and in manufacturer trays of 25 and 50. Every option is the same factory-sealed vial — the pack size is simply how many you receive.
No. The manufacturer-labelled vial stocked here is the 30 mL. Bacteriostatic water in 10 and 20 mL multiple-dose vials is stocked under the Aus BAC Supply own label, which is a separate line with its own labelling.
Yes. It is produced under pharmaceutical GMP and released against the Bacteriostatic Water for Injection USP monograph, which sets a controlled pH range alongside identity, sterility, preservative content and particulate limits.
Orders placed before 1 pm Melbourne time on a business day are dispatched the same business day, tracked to New Zealand. Standard is estimated at 4–7 business days and express at 2–5 business days after dispatch; estimates are a guide and are not guaranteed. Standard shipping is NZ$18.99 and express is NZ$39.99.
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