Hospira Bacteriostatic Sodium Chloride 0.9% (BAC Saline) — 30 mL

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.

It is isotonic 0.9% sodium chloride solution with benzyl alcohol added 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 one withdrawal.

Yes — the same product under two names, and you may also see it shortened to BAC saline. Sodium chloride is the salt that makes the solution saline, so all three describe this presentation.

No — the salt concentration is identical, but the preservative is not. Plain 0.9% sodium chloride for injection, the "normal saline" of everyday use, is preservative-free, so its vial is labelled for a single withdrawal. This presentation adds benzyl alcohol as a bacteriostatic preservative, which is what allows a sealed multi-dose vial to be entered more than once.

Not interchangeably. The supplied manufacturer information for the product being prepared specifies which diluent it requires, and that specification decides it. Bacteriostatic saline is isotonic 0.9% sodium chloride; bacteriostatic water contains no solute.

The manufacturer's 30 mL multi-dose plastic flip-top vial, supplied factory-sealed. It is available as a single vial or in 2- and 3-vial packs.

Yes. Aus BAC Supply stocks the original manufacturer presentation and dispatches from Melbourne with tracked delivery Australia-wide — same business day on orders placed before 1 pm Melbourne time on a business day.

The sodium chloride concentration — 9 mg per mL, the concentration at which the solution is isotonic. Note that on a bacteriostatic water label the 0.9% refers to the benzyl alcohol instead, which is a common source of confusion between the two products.

It is labelled as a diluent or solvent for compatible medicines requiring preparation before injection, where the product information specifies an isotonic preserved diluent rather than preserved water. It is not a ready-to-administer medicine and is never injected on its own.

Yes — preserved saline, BAC saline, BAC sodium chloride and bacteriostatic sodium chloride all describe this presentation. Labels generally use the sodium chloride form, which is why the formal name and the term people search rarely match.

Preservative-free saline ampoules are a routine pharmacy line, but the multi-dose bacteriostatic presentation rarely is, so it is usually bought online. We dispatch from Melbourne, same business day before the 1 pm cutoff, with tracked delivery Australia-wide.

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.

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.

Yes. It is produced under pharmaceutical GMP and released against the Bacteriostatic 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP monograph — sterile, non-pyrogenic isotonic saline preserved with benzyl alcohol, in the manufacturer's plastic flip-top multi-dose vial.

That is the manufacturer's own presentation for this product. Aus BAC Supply supplies it factory-sealed and unaltered rather than transferring it to a different container.

Orders placed before 1 pm Melbourne time on a business day are dispatched the same business day, tracked Australia-wide. Express typically arrives within 1–3 business days and Standard within 2–6 after dispatch; estimates are a guide and are not guaranteed. Standard shipping is free on orders over $200, and express is $5 on those orders.