How do you handle half a vial of injectable meds?

sarahtoledo · June 2011

So my RE's office said that when I need a half vial as part of my dose, I should put two ccs of liquid into one vial of powder, then pull up ~1 cc. My question is, does the rest of the medication go in the cupboard or in the fridge? Or is it okay to pull it up in a second syringe and store it until the next day?

Hope I'm making sense! TIA for your help.

lovesred9 · June 2011

I was told that once it is mixed you can't save it. Did your doctor tell you to use the second half? Do you have enough vials to not save it? I would for sure call your RE and find out.

sarahtoledo · June 2011

lovesred9:
I was told that once it is mixed you can't save it. Did your doctor tell you to use the second half? Do you have enough vials to not save it? I would for sure call your RE and find out.

They did say that I could pull it up into another syringe, but nothing about how to store it, I don't think. I need to pay more attention.

KaliChick · June 2011

What med is it? I'm pretty sure once it's been mixed it needs to be in the fridge, but I'd call your RE.

sarahtoledo · June 2011

KaliChick:
What med is it? I'm pretty sure once it's been mixed it needs to be in the fridge, but I'd call your RE.

It's Repronex. I think I'll store it in the fridge and call in the morning.

Carolee · June 2011

With my trigger (Novarel), RE had me mix 2 ccs into the powder, then inject 1 cc. I stored the rest of the unused vial in the fridge and then would do 1/2 cc the day after IUI and 1/2 cc 4 days after IUI. So at least for Novarel, it's ok to put in the fridge after it's been mixed.

kzawisl · June 2011

When I did 1.5 vials of Menopur, I was told it was ok to put the half used vial in the fridge and use the next day.

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