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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis => Topic started by: jeffythecat on November 08, 2012, 11:02:14 PM

Title: Heparin
Post by: jeffythecat on November 08, 2012, 11:02:14 PM

Does anyone know how long you can keep a vial of Heparin once it is opened?

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: JLM on November 09, 2012, 03:14:27 AM

My clinic has given me a huge bottle and I use 2 cc once a week and they have never given me a
use by" date.....

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: Joe on November 09, 2012, 05:19:23 AM

With Heparin, go by the expiration date on the bottle. Up to that time, it's good.

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: gary00371 on November 11, 2012, 04:28:35 PM

30 days  :cuddle;

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: Ricksters on November 12, 2012, 02:08:40 PM

I've only had to use it for a week...my OD nurse put a 1 month experation date on the bottle.

Ricki

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: katieking1981 on November 16, 2012, 06:37:43 PM

30 days, because of concern for bacteria.

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: billybags on November 27, 2012, 10:19:04 AM

We have "snap bottles" of heparin,  in the UK,that means you have to snap the glass top to open it.  , once opened we have to throw out what we don't use. I know it seems a waste.

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: jeffythecat on November 28, 2012, 02:50:51 PM

Thanks everyone - I knew it was something like that but wasn't 100% sure.

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: lmunchkin on December 02, 2012, 03:15:06 PM

John's clinic alots him so many bottles a month (2 at present).  They have reduced his amount down some.  He is not on EPO at the moment either!  All is going quite nicely for him.  Thank God!

lmunchkin

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: bmil1652 on January 14, 2013, 05:28:09 AM

30 days, that's why I always write the date on the front of the bottle.

Title: Re: Heparin
Post by: CebuShan on January 14, 2013, 08:46:02 PM

My bottles are only 1000 MLs. I use 5500cc's each treatment so mine don't last very long before I'm opening a new one!