A colourless gas.

Category: Gas for inhalation.

Medicinal Oxygen is used either

(1) In the undiluted form

(2) As mixtures of Oxygen 99.5% or other oxygen products, or

(3) In the undiluted form or as mixtures in combination with ambient or compressed air of a suitable quality or other medicines.

OXYGEN 99.5% as per IP

Oxygen 99.5% contains not less than 99.5% (v/v) of O2.

Oxygen IP Standard : Oxygen 99.5% contains not less than 99.5% (v/v) of O2.

Production : Oxygen 99.5% is produced from ambient air by cryogenic distillation.

The production method is validated to demonstrate that Oxygen 99.5% complies with the following limits:

Carbon Dioxide: Maximum 300 ppm (v/v),

Carbon Monoxide: Maximum 5 ppm (v/v), Water: Maximum 67 ppm (v/v).