Type 1 glass or semirigid PE plastic
Infusion bottles
Vials
Ampoules
Infusion bags
Infusion bottles
no need for air inlet
flexible
prone to breakage
glass
 potential adsorption, leaching, reaction
PVC
Bags and bottles are what?
single use only as they are needed to be sterile for parenteral administration
Single use NMT
1000 mL
Multiple use NMT
30 mL
limit penetration to preserve sterility
Multiple use
large volume single prep. ampule; single-use vials
Single use
Pyrogen-free Not sterile Purified Without additives
Water for Injection
Sterile water + antimicrobial agent/s For SVPs only (NMT 5mL)
Bacteriostatic WFI
Sterile Isotonic NaCl solution No antimicrobial agents
NaCl injection, USP
Pyrogen-free (NMT 0.25 USP EU/mL) Sterile Without additives
Sterile Water for Injection
not for neonates because they contain alcohol - their liver is still developing (cannot process alcohol)
Bacteriostatic
Bacteriostatic NaCl injection – NM
30 mL
sterile solution of NaCl, KCl, CaCl2
Ringer’s Injection, USP