Little piece of rubber in solution, safe to take?

Pacman · Feb 24, 2015

So in my cyp bottle the rubber part of the top has come off (probably because of all the times I poked a needle through it), and I'm obviously careful not to draw that little piece into the syringe. I'm just curious though (as there are two little small pieces of rubber you can barely see in the solution) if I accidentally injected it in the muscle, is there risk for infection? Should I not use this bottle anymore?

I included a picture of the piece you could see (there are also two other really small pieces you can't see):

Gene Devine · Feb 24, 2015

Technically it's now contaminated and should't be used.

That said, I personally wouldn't waste it and would be careful not to get the rubber into the syringe if that's even possible.

Looks like this vial is done anyways?

Pacman · Feb 24, 2015

I believe that there's enough in there for at least another two injections..... Do you think that even without the rubber pieces going in the syringe, the solution is not sterile anymore?? I always rub the rubber with alcohol prior to inserting the drawing needle, always.

HarryCat · Feb 24, 2015

If you're doing IM you could get a filter needle to draw it with, but I'm not sure it's worth the expense.

Gene Devine · Feb 24, 2015

Pacman said:
I believe that there's enough in there for at least another two injections..... Do you think that even without the rubber pieces going in the syringe, the solution is not sterile anymore?? I always rub the rubber with alcohol prior to inserting the drawing needle, always.

Any foreign matter that falls into the suspension is considered contaminated as it's not supposed to be there.

That said, I'd still use it just don't get it caught in the syringe.

Little piece of rubber in solution, safe to take?

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