Sterile Water 1 mL/mL Injection
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🆔 Identity & classification
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
- It can seem a little odd at first. In these products, sterile water plays the essential role of carrying or dissolving the actual active medication — like insulin — so it can be sa...
- Why is 'water' listed as the active ingredient on my medicine?
- No — these are very different products that should never be used interchangeably. Sterile Water for Injection is used only as a diluent for other drugs given by needle, and it must...
- Is Sterile Water for Injection the same as the eye wash or the irrigation product?
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
Inactive ingredients, also called excipients, are components of the drug product other than the active ingredient. They may include fillers, dyes, coatings, preservatives, flavors, or other formulation ingredients.
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💲 Pricing
A drug doesn't have one price. Each row is a different public payment system, and none is what you'd pay at the counter — that depends on your insurance. The ⓘ on each row explains what it measures.
| Price system | Per mL | Per package |
|---|---|---|
| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | $0.308 | $76.90 / 250 ml |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $5.40 | $1,349.45 / 250 ml |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
| Medicare Part B allowsASP · A4216 | No ASP payment limit on file for A4216 this quarter. | |
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🧾 Billing & reimbursement
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mLthis 00409-4887-10 | Hospira, | 25 vials | $0.308 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00409-0024-10 | Hospira, | 25 vials | $0.308 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 63323-0185-05 | Fresenius | 25 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 65219-0187-10 | Fresenius | 25 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 76420-0082-10 | Asclemed | 10 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bacteriostatic Water 1 mL/mL 71872-7129-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 72572-0747-10 | Civica, | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00404-9971-00 | Henry | 1 vial | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 50090-2874-01 | A-S | 25 vials | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 55154-9588-05 | Cardinal | 5 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00641-6147-10 | Hikma | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 00404-9959-10 | Henry | 1 vial | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 55154-0127-05 | Cardinal | 5 vials | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 84549-0887-50 | ProPharma | 50 ml | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Bacteriostatic Water 1 mL/mL 00404-9970-30 | Henry | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 71872-7290-01 | Medical | 1 vial | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Sterile Water 1 mL/mL 70518-4732-01 | REMEDYREPACK | 25 vials | — | — | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
FDA-approved generic versions are listed, and recent pricing/market data suggests they may be available — see Therapeutic equivalents.
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🗺️ Medicaid utilization & spend
💊 Medicaid utilization by pack size
🔬 Reported adverse events (FAERS)
Top reported reactions
Age at onset
Reporter sex
Serious outcomes
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00409-4887-10 You're viewing this | 25 VIAL, PLASTIC in 1 TRAY (0409-4887-10) / 10 mL in 1 VIAL, PLASTIC (0409-4887-17) | $0.3076 / mL | $76.90 | 2005-08-01 | Active |
| 00409-4887-20 | 25 VIAL, PLASTIC in 1 TRAY (0409-4887-20) / 20 mL in 1 VIAL, PLASTIC (0409-4887-23) | $0.0661 / mL | $33.03 | 2005-06-16 | Active |
| 00409-4887-34 | 30 VIAL, PLASTIC in 1 TRAY (0409-4887-34) / 10 mL in 1 VIAL, PLASTIC (0409-4887-32) | — | — | 2015-07-30 | Active |
| 00409-4887-50 | 25 VIAL, PLASTIC in 1 TRAY (0409-4887-50) / 50 mL in 1 VIAL, PLASTIC (0409-4887-24) | — | — | 2005-08-04 | Active |
| 00409-4887-99 | 25 VIAL, GLASS in 1 CASE (0409-4887-99) / 100 mL in 1 VIAL, GLASS (0409-4887-25) | — | — | 2005-08-03 | Discontinued by firm |
Per mL, this pack runs about 365% above the cheapest pack (NDC 00409-4887-20, $0.0661 vs $0.3076 NADAC).
In Medicaid, this is the most-dispensed pack of this product — about 61% of fills over the last four reported quarters. See all packs ↓
Pack size FAQ
What quantity is in NDC 00409-4887-10?
What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Sterile Water 1 mL/mL Injection?
Prices are the latest CMS NADAC pharmacy acquisition cost per NDC; per-pack figures are per-unit × pack quantity, shown only when the pack is denominated in the same measure NADAC prices.
📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS AND USAGE This parenteral preparation is indicated only for diluting or dissolving drugs for intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, according to instructions of the manufacturer of the drug to be administered.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION The volume of the preparation to be used for diluting or dissolving any drug for injection is dependent on the vehicle concentration, dose and route of administration as recommended by the manufacturer. This parenteral should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS Sterile Water for Injection, USP must be made approximately isotonic prior to use.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS Intravenous administration of Sterile Water for Injection without a solute may result in hemolysis.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS Reactions which may occur because of this solution, added drugs or the technique of reconstitution or administration include febrile response, local tenderness, abscess, tissue necrosis or infection at the site of injection, venous thrombosis or phlebitis extending from the site of injection and extravasation. If an adverse reaction does occur, discontinue the infusion, evaluate the patient, institute appropriate countermeasures, and if possible, retrieve and save the remainder of the unused vehicle for examination.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE Use only as a diluent or solvent. This parenteral preparation is unlikely to pose a threat of fluid overload except possibly in neonates or very small infants. In the event these should occur, re-evaluate the patient and institute appropriate corrective measures. See WARNINGS , PRECAUTIONS and ADVERSE REACTIONS .
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Water is an essential constituent of all body tissues and accounts for approximately 70% of total body weight. Average normal adult daily requirement ranges from two to three liters (1.0 to 1.5 liters each for insensible water loss by perspiration and urine production). Water balance is maintained by various regulatory mechanisms.
Water for distribution depends primarily on the concentration of electrolytes in the body compartments and sodium (Na + ) plays a major role in maintaining physiologic equilibrium. The small volume of fluid provided by Sterile Water for Injection, USP when used only as a pharmaceutic aid for diluting or dissolving drugs for parenteral injection, is unlikely to exert a significant effect on fluid balance except possibly in neonates or very small infants.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Sterile Water for Injection, USP is a sterile, clear, and colorless water for injection, available as a single-dose vial, and is supplied in the following: Unit of Sale Total Content NDC 0409-4887-05 Tray of 25 Single-dose Glass Fliptop Vials 1 mL NDC 0409-4887-10 Tray of 25 Single-dose Plastic Fliptop Vials 10 mL NDC 0409-4887-34 Tray of 30 Single-dose Plastic Fliptop Vials 10 mL NDC 0409-4887-20 Tray of 25 Single-dose Plastic Fliptop Vials 20 mL NDC 0409-4887-50 Tray of 25 Single-dose Plastic Fliptop Vials 50 mL NDC 0409-4887-99 Case of 25 Single-dose Glass Fliptop Vials 100 mL Store at 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F). [See USP Controlled Room Temperature.] Distributed by Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045 USA LAB-1292-4.0 Revised: 03/2026 Hospira logo
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION This preparation is designed solely for parenteral use only after addition of drugs that require dilution or must be dissolved in an aqueous vehicle prior to injection. Sterile Water for Injection, USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic preparation of water for injection which contains no bacteriostat, antimicrobial agent or added buffer and is supplied only in single-dose containers to dilute or dissolve drugs for injection. For I.V. injection, add sufficient solute to make an approximately isotonic solution.
Water for Injection, USP is chemically designated H 2 O. The glass vial is Type I or II borosilicate glass and meets the requirements of the powdered glass test according to the USP standards. The semi-rigid vial is fabricated from a specially formulated polyolefin.
It is a copolymer of ethylene and propylene. The safety of the plastic has been confirmed by tests in animals according to USP biological standards for plastic containers. The container requires no vapor barrier to maintain the proper labeled volume.