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Are bacteriostatic products safe to breathe via a humidifier?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Michael P Vaughn answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Typically no: Medications for nebulizer use are formulated as prevervative free to prevent irritant or allergic reactions to these compounds.

Dr Pizzo and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/19/2020

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????: What products are you talking about? Antimicrobials? Antifungals? Or asthma medications. Bacteriostatic simply means it prevents bacteria from reproducing but does not kill the bacteria.

Answered 3/1/2019

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