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The Sodium Chloride (NaCl) Injection Solution, 0.9%, in a 50 mL Single-Dose Plastic Flip-Top Vial, is a sterile, preservative-free diluent designed exclusively for parenteral use. Its active formulation in a single-dose plastic flip-top vial enhances convenience and safety in medical settings, ensuring optimal conditions for pharmaceutical preparations.

The 0.9% sodium chloride injection ensures purity with no bacteriostat, buffer, or antimicrobial agents, making it suitable for single-time use. The absence of these additives also improves dilution procedures for medications requiring an aqueous vehicle before injection.

This Sodium Chloride Injection Solution provides healthcare professionals with a reliable and sterile option for dilution purposes. This solution is available only by prescription (Rx only). A single-dose plastic flip-top vial ensures convenience and aseptic conditions, aligning with pharmaceutical standards for safe and precise medication preparation.

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Sodium Chloride 0.9% is a sterile non-pyrogenic isotonic solution of normal saline in water that comes in a single-dose vial of 50 ml. Each ml contains 9 mg of sodium chloride and 9 mg of benzyl alcohol as a preservative to cease bacterial growth. The constituents also include hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH. The. It is a parenteral preparation used for the purpose of dilution or dissolution of drugs for IV, IM, or Subcutaneous injection. The volume of dissolution depends on the concentration of a vehicle, dose, and route of administration, as suggested by the physician.

As it contains benzyl alcohol as a preservative, it must not be given to the neonatal population due to the potential of this component toxicity in neonates. Febrile response, Tissue necrosis, infection at the injection site, and local tenderness are the possible adverse effects. Bacteriostatic sodium chloride 0.9% is a parenteral preparation that doesn’t cause a threat of fluid overload except in infants.