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Are bacteriostatic products safe to breathe via a humidifier?
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Typically no: Medications for nebulizer use are formulated as prevervative free to prevent irritant or allergic reactions to these compounds.
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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