Bacteriostatic Saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride) vs. Bacteriostatic Water

[Jfrick11]

Does anyone know if these can be used interchangeably with GLP1s? Ph is roughly the same and I can't find anything that says sodium chloride degrades this specific peptide. The straight Hospira Bac seems harder and harder to get, where the Bac NS seem readily available.

 

[Calm Logic]

Not for reta:

Bacteriostatic vs Sodium Chloride with Retatrutide- pics included https://glp1forum.com/threads/bacteriostatic-vs-sodium-chloride-with-retatrutide-pics-included.4264/

 

[Jfrick11]

Not for reta:

Bacteriostatic vs Sodium Chloride with Retatrutide- pics included https://glp1forum.com/threads/bacteriostatic-vs-sodium-chloride-with-retatrutide-pics-included.4264/

But fine for Tirz correct?

 

[Calm Logic]

I think so. There is no clouding with tirz. And no one has reported any problems.

Even the clouding with reta is controversial since @scarywood75 reported no clouding with reta.

 

[scarywood75]

I think so. There is no clouding with tirz. And no one has reported any problems.

Even the clouding with reta is controversial since @scarywood75 reported no clouding with reta.

It doesn't work for Ipamorelin that I know so far.

Everything else I reconstituted with isn't cloudy but sometimes need to be adjusted with a buffer, like tesamorelin and cagri

 

[Calm Logic]

Do you adjust cagri to a pH of 4 anyway? Or do you have your own acceptable range?

From what I read, saline BAC has a pH of around 5.0, while regular BAC may be 5.7. So maybe a 0.7 difference for being more acidic than regular BAC.

 

[geoguy78]

I'm under the impression that in Europe it's almost impossible to get bacteriostatic water so they use saline for everything. But maybe I'm wrong?

 

[ZippityDooDah]

I'm under the impression that in Europe it's almost impossible to get bacteriostatic water so they use saline for everything. But maybe I'm wrong?

You are correct, although it does seem that demand for BAC is increasing in the EU as peptide fever grips the world and people start digging deeper into the potential downsides of multi-dose vials without any preservative.

 

[indolent]

I'm under the impression that in Europe it's almost impossible to get bacteriostatic water so they use saline for everything. But maybe I'm wrong?

@ZippityDooDah

In Europe, do they generally use bacteriostatic saline (0.9% benzyl alcohol included), or just sterile saline?

 

[Jfrick11]

I'm under the impression that in Europe it's almost impossible to get bacteriostatic water so they use saline for everything. But maybe I'm wrong?

Same in Mexico. Bac doesn't exist

 

[texmexpep]

I have a case of this to reconstitute sema and tirz. Works great but it's not for everything. I have some of the regular Hospira bac to but I'm not touching it until I have to! lol