NOTEPurified Water is intended for use as an ingredient of official preparations and in tests and assays unless otherwise specified (see 
Water in 
Ingredients and Processes and in 
Tests and Assays under 
General Notices and Requirements). Where used for sterile dosage forms, other than for parenteral administration, process the article to meet the requirements under
 Sterility Tests 
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, or first render the Purified Water sterile and thereafter protect it from microbial contamination. Do not use Purified Water in preparations intended for parenteral administration. For such purposes use Water for Injection, Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, or Sterile Water for Injection. The tests for 
Total organic carbon and 
Conductivity apply to Purified Water produced on site for use as an ingredient of official preparations and in tests and assays. Purified Water packaged in bulk for commercial use elsewhere meets the requirements of all of the tests under 
Sterile Purified Water, except 
Labeling and 
Sterility 
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.