Prescription medicine
Balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione Brand names: Bss
Balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione (Bss) is a prescription medicine. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.
- No generic listed
Check it at the source: the balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione FDA label on DailyMed (effective January 25, 2024); every balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione label on DailyMed.
Highlights of the record
FDA label of January 25, 2024; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026
Used for
From the label: indications and usageBSS PLUS solution is indicated for use as an intraocular irrigating solution during intraocular surgical procedures involving perfusion of the eye.
Forms and strengths
Kit.
On the market
- Generic approvals
- No generic approved
- Labelers listed (NDC)
- 1 of which 0 under generic applications, 1 under brand applications, repackagers included
Supply and safety
- Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
- Not in the survey
- Shortage (FDA)
- No current entry
- Recalls by its makers (FDA)
- No recall recorded
- FAERS reports
- 367 through July 30, 2026
What is balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione used for?
From the label: indications and usageBSS PLUS solution is indicated for use as an intraocular irrigating solution during intraocular surgical procedures involving perfusion of the eye.
Source: FDA drug label (BSS PLUS), Alcon Laboratories, Inc., effective January 25, 2024 (SPL set 9b6d7322-4a90-b31e-9fbb-f1fba1343608), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
Is there a generic for balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione (Bss)?
No generic balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).
Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)
What do FAERS reports show for balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione?
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 367 reports that list balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 1 are coded as a death and 55 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.
The most reported reactions
Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026
What next?
- Balanced salt enriched with bicarbonate and dextrose and glutathione side effects
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