Re use the individual Cypionate vials or throw away?

[Whatzup]

I have the individual 200mg/ml vials and my dose is 70mg weekly.
For awhile now I've been using over and over what is left of each vial vs throwing them away like the label says.
The pharmacist told me he really can't tell me to re use them but he said as long as it looks clear and free of sediments I could.
Is it a good idea to re use what's left until it's time for a new vial?
I'd hate to waste it.

 

[Cataceous]

I and many of the guys here have been known to use such vials for many months. While there's no guarantee something bad won't happen, the odds of that are clearly small. From the standpoint of microbial contamination, you can be less concerned if you're injecting subcutaneously because a shallow abscess is easier to treat than a deep one. The pharmacist gave you good advice.

 

[Whatzup]

I and many of the guys here have been known to use such vials for many months. While there's no guarantee something bad won't happen, the odds of that are clearly small. From the standpoint of microbial contamination, you can be less concerned if you're injecting subcutaneously because a shallow abscess is easier to treat than a deep one. The pharmacist gave you good advice.

Thank you! Yes this makes me feel better since I inject subcutaneous.

 

[excelnelg]

Do the vials not have rubber stoppers?

 

[Seagal]

I have the individual 200mg/ml vials and my dose is 70mg weekly.
For awhile now I've been using over and over what is left of each vial vs throwing them away like the label says.
The pharmacist told me he really can't tell me to re use them but he said as long as it looks clear and free of sediments I could.
Is it a good idea to re use what's left until it's time for a new vial?
I'd hate to waste it.

Do you mean the 1ml ampoules?

 

[Whatzup]

Do you mean the 1ml ampoules?

Yes 200mg/ml. Use 70 mg throw away the remaining. NOT!

 

[Cataceous]

If these are glass ampules that you break open then you need to transfer the contents to a normal stoppered vial to preserve sterility. I would also verify that a preservative is included in the formulation and ideally use a filter needle to remove possible glass fragments.

 

[Seagal]

Could keep the remainder in another syringe.

 

[ClashCityRocker]

I just started, and the pharmacy gave me 1 mL "single-use" bottles for each of my 0.4 mL weekly doses.

The bottles have a rubber stopper, just like on the 10 mL multiuse bottles. I clean that with alcohol each time, and the only thing going through it is a sterilized needle tip.

Personally, I consider it a windfall, getting 2 1/2 times the medicine for the same copay. I will definitely be reusing the vials and getting as much out of each one as I can.

 

[madman]

I just started, and the pharmacy gave me 1 mL "single-use" bottles for each of my 0.4 mL weekly doses.

The bottles have a rubber stopper, just like on the 10 mL multiuse bottles. I clean that with alcohol each time, and the only thing going through it is a sterilized needle tip.

Personally, I consider it a windfall, getting 2 1/2 times the medicine for the same copay. I will definitely be reusing the vials and getting as much out of each one as I can.

Big mistake using those 22G harpoons if you plan on drawing from the vial multiple times as you are going to have some loss of the medication unless you switch over to an LDS insulin syringe fixed needle!

Even then as I stated in your previous threads you are making a big mistake drawing let alone injecting with a 22G needle.

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