Re: Munchie–11 yr. old MiniSchnauzer–Just Diagnosed
Thanks for your input everybody.
Used the new bottle of insulin last night and it remained nice and cloudy after storing it in the refrigerator and did not separate in the vial or syringe. I'll be watching it closely over the next couple of weeks. However, the 2 week old insulin separated while in the refrigerator and after letting it come to room temperature as recommended by clinic pharmacist and rolling it separated again - so bye-bye to that bottle.
The one thing I've learned out of all this about insulin besides the fact that nobody is saying exactly the same thing is:
*WalMart Pharmicist instructions of 28 days unrefrigerated is for humans.
*NovoNordisk rep instructions of 42 days unrefrigerated is for humans.
*Veternarians recommendations for dog/cat patients are different than for humans.
*Dr. Mark Peterson: Refrigerated - 6 mos. but contamination can be issue and many vets recommend switching every 3 mos. or so.
*Munchie's IMS: Refrigerated - 4 to 6 months.
*Clinic Pharmacist: Refrigerated - 6 mos.- but let vial reach room temp. Dr. Peterson says that exposure to light can be an issue which has an effect on insulin so letting it sit out to reach room temp doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
So in the future I'll keep a close eye on the vial every time I need to fill the syringe, hopefully be able to use it for at least a couple of months as opposed to 2 weeks but if it doesn't look right, toss it.
Louise
Thanks for your input everybody.
Used the new bottle of insulin last night and it remained nice and cloudy after storing it in the refrigerator and did not separate in the vial or syringe. I'll be watching it closely over the next couple of weeks. However, the 2 week old insulin separated while in the refrigerator and after letting it come to room temperature as recommended by clinic pharmacist and rolling it separated again - so bye-bye to that bottle.
The one thing I've learned out of all this about insulin besides the fact that nobody is saying exactly the same thing is:
*WalMart Pharmicist instructions of 28 days unrefrigerated is for humans.
*NovoNordisk rep instructions of 42 days unrefrigerated is for humans.
*Veternarians recommendations for dog/cat patients are different than for humans.
*Dr. Mark Peterson: Refrigerated - 6 mos. but contamination can be issue and many vets recommend switching every 3 mos. or so.
*Munchie's IMS: Refrigerated - 4 to 6 months.
*Clinic Pharmacist: Refrigerated - 6 mos.- but let vial reach room temp. Dr. Peterson says that exposure to light can be an issue which has an effect on insulin so letting it sit out to reach room temp doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
So in the future I'll keep a close eye on the vial every time I need to fill the syringe, hopefully be able to use it for at least a couple of months as opposed to 2 weeks but if it doesn't look right, toss it.
Louise
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