jeffythecat
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« on: November 08, 2012, 11:02:14 PM » |
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Does anyone know how long you can keep a vial of Heparin once it is opened?
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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2012, 03:14:27 AM » |
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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.....
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2012, 05:19:23 AM » |
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With Heparin, go by the expiration date on the bottle. Up to that time, it's good.
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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2012, 04:28:35 PM » |
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30 days  |
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2012, 02:08:40 PM » |
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I've only had to use it for a week...my OD nurse put a 1 month experation date on the bottle.
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2012, 06:37:43 PM » |
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30 days, because of concern for bacteria.
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« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2012, 10:19:04 AM » |
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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.
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« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2012, 02:50:51 PM » |
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Thanks everyone - I knew it was something like that but wasn't 100% sure.
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2012, 03:15:06 PM » |
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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!
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« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2013, 05:28:09 AM » |
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30 days, that's why I always write the date on the front of the bottle.
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« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2013, 08:46:02 PM » |
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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!
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