Vial Size / Product Weight

[sa12uk]

I am trying to figure out optimal vial Size to minimise the length of time I keep reconstituted reta in the fridge. How are people managing this? Is ten weeks too long if looking at staying reta at 1mg weekly?

 

[Fait88]

Start with a 5-10mg vial.

 

[woundcarping]

How long depends on your personal tolerance for risk.

Are you reconstituting with BAC or sterile water?

10 weeks for my setup is within my tolerance.

 

[randompersonrandom]

I like to stay at below ten weeks. For more than that, I'm likely to freeze half. Nothing I use is delicate except possiby the GHK-CU in KLOW, but my biggest klow vials are 6 weeks.

How I make this decision: I'm middle-aged, I filter, have reasonably good sterile technique, and have an excellent immune system in good working order. I rarely get sick with anything at all, and I have never had an infected cut or scratch.

If these weren't true, then my number would be lower.

 

[sa12uk]

All solid advice, thanks! 10mg vials and 10 weeks sounds sensible to me and yes I will be using Bac Water and sterile injection technique so hopefully no issues. Thanks again.

 

[BikesOverCars]

All solid advice, thanks! 10mg vials and 10 weeks sounds sensible to me and yes I will be using Bac Water and sterile injection technique so hopefully no issues. Thanks again.

Sounds like you have a plan. Just to add: Use Hospira BAC, keep it in the refrigerator, alcohol wipes before and after pulling from the vial, look at it each week make sure it’s nice and clear and not gelled up.

 

[guster]

I like to stay at below ten weeks. For more than that, I'm likely to freeze half. Nothing I use is delicate except possiby the GHK-CU in KLOW, but my biggest klow vials are 6 weeks.

How I make this decision: I'm middle-aged, I filter, have reasonably good sterile technique, and have an excellent immune system in good working order. I rarely get sick with anything at all, and I have never had an infected cut or scratch.

If these weren't true, then my number would be lower.

You freeze half of the reconstructed reta?

 

[randompersonrandom]

You freeze half of the reconstructed reta?

I haven't broken into my reta yet, but I'll probably be willing to try it. Tirz froze fine and so did survo, I'd be surprised to hear that reta is dramatically more fragile.

 

[Chopper]

I have frozen Reta twice now as I had 60mg vials so I put 3ml Hospira in and moved half of it to another sterile 3ml vial, added additional 1.5ml back to the vial I was about to use and froze the original with only 1.5ml in it, to be diluted with fresh Hospira when thawed. I have done this process all the way through twice now and no I'll effect nor any difference in dosage "feels" for the frozen vs never frozen or even my other 30mg vials from the same supplier. Got a deal on the 60s so I jumped on it lol.

 

[skeptick]

Sounds like you have a plan. Just to add: Use Hospira BAC, keep it in the refrigerator, alcohol wipes before and after pulling from the vial, look at it each week make sure it’s nice and clear and not gelled up.

per Hospira web site, Stor Hospira BAC in cool dark location "Do not refrigerate." Alcohol is more effective at room temps.

 

[Somethingsomething12]

Was curious on their exact recs for BAC and should be stored between 68-77 deg F (20-25 C)

https://labeling.pfizer.com/ShowLabeling.aspx?id=4666

 

[Superduty67]

I’m always learning something here! Guess I’ll pull my bac out of the fridge lmao!

 

[BikesOverCars]

per Hospira web site, Stor Hospira BAC in cool dark location "Do not refrigerate." Alcohol is more effective at room temps.

Yeah I did not word my post well. I meant use Hospira brand BAC, store reconstituted vial in the fridge. I always do hospira bac and keep that at room temp, reconstituted vials in fridge, lyphollized vials in freezer.

 

[RighteousCrone]

I have frozen Reta twice now as I had 60mg vials so I put 3ml Hospira in and moved half of it to another sterile 3ml vial, added additional 1.5ml back to the vial I was about to use and froze the original with only 1.5ml in it, to be diluted with fresh Hospira when thawed. I have done this process all the way through twice now and no I'll effect nor any difference in dosage "feels" for the frozen vs never frozen or even my other 30mg vials from the same supplier. Got a deal on the 60s so I jumped on it lol.

Is this a method to use (not to freeze for later use) but to give to family member also using Tirz. It would allow that person to have their own vial and reduce # of punctures of rubber stopper.

 

[Chopper]

Is this a method to use (not to freeze for later use) but to give to family member also using Tirz. It would allow that person to have their own vial and reduce # of punctures of rubber stopper.

Yes

 

[CNCCurrency]

per Hospira web site, Stor Hospira BAC in cool dark location "Do not refrigerate." Alcohol is more effective at room temps.

So how would that work if you refrigerate your peps after reconstitution then?

 

[Sid the SeaGull]

I have frozen Reta twice now as I had 60mg vials so I put 3ml Hospira in and moved half of it to another sterile 3ml vial, added additional 1.5ml back to the vial I was about to use and froze the original with only 1.5ml in it, to be diluted with fresh Hospira when thawed. I have done this process all the way through twice now and no I'll effect nor any difference in dosage "feels" for the frozen vs never frozen or even my other 30mg vials from the same supplier. Got a deal on the 60s so I jumped on it lol.

Just done the same , first pin from the vial that was frozen and I'm still alive , however a little nauseous, perhaps that's to do with a slight dose difference. See how I go today as it usually takes 24-48 hours for full impact.

 

[SVT810E]

I haven't broken into my reta yet, but I'll probably be willing to try it. Tirz froze fine and so did survo, I'd be surprised to hear that reta is dramatically more fragile.

I haven’t seen the testing (and probably would be sworn to silence if I had) but rumor on the streets is that reta did not hold up as well as tirz during reconstituted-freeze degradation testing. Not an outright failure or something that wouldn’t visibly appear fine to inject, but a larger drop in purity.

 

[BNLFL]

I haven’t seen the testing (and probably would be sworn to silence if I had) but rumor on the streets is that reta did not hold up as well as tirz during reconstituted-freeze degradation testing. Not an outright failure or something that wouldn’t visibly appear fine to inject, but a larger drop in purity.

Off topic, but what does SVT stand for in your username, it that Ford deal?