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What is the difference between bac water and sterile water?

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Sterile water contains no preservative, so once opened it should be used immediately and discarded. Bacteriostatic water adds 0.9% benzyl alcohol, which lets the same vial be reused over roughly 28 days without bacterial growth. That reusability is why bac water is preferred for multi-use research peptide vials.

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