What is it that compounding pharmacies are doing differently?

[pavlovs]

I'm a lurker but finally have the courage to make a first purchase. However, I have a question that I haven't been able to find an answer to. I keep reading that once a peptide is reconstituted, it should only be stored and used for thirty days, so what is it that the compounding pharmacies are doing differently that keep their peptides stable for 3 months to a year?

I apologize for my noobiness.

 

[indolent]

They (hopefully) reconstitute the vials using carefully sterile methods/conditions, and seal the caps. They (AFAIK) will only send out three months' supply, in the form of three (or more) vials, with instructions to use each within 28 days of removing the outer cap. They give instructions to alcohol-swab the self-resealing lid before each use, to minimize contamination.

Many grey peptide users feel that a vial, reconstituted using proper procedures with bacteriostatic water (NOT reconstituting solution or distilled water or anything else, generally), properly alcohol-swabbed before each use, always with a new needle, and refrigerated for all but a few minutes, can safely last up to 90 days. Many don't.

 

[Morbius]

They (AFAIK) will only send out three months' supply, in the form of three (or more) vials, with instructions to use each within 28 days of removing the outer cap.

Before I started the grey world research, we got my wife started on compounded sema from one of the big name boutique clinics. It wasn't toooo expensive for the first 3 months, so my project was figuring out the grey world before her dose increased and the price became bananas.

ANYWAY --

They sent out one vial and said to just use it for 3 months, ramping up the dose on the typical sema 4 week schedule.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[keangkong]

They (hopefully) reconstitute the vials using carefully sterile methods/conditions, and seal the caps. They (AFAIK) will only send out three months' supply, in the form of three (or more) vials, with instructions to use each within 28 days of removing the outer cap. They give instructions to alcohol-swab the self-resealing lid before each use, to minimize contamination.

Many grey peptide users feel that a vial, reconstituted using proper procedures with bacteriostatic water (NOT reconstituting solution or distilled water or anything else, generally), properly alcohol-swabbed before each use, always with a new needle, and refrigerated for all but a few minutes, can safely last up to 90 days. Many don't.

I believe, but can't prove, that if compounding pharmacy does stuff right such as filling everything in sterile conditions, etc., that what they have will actually last longer than they stuff I reconstitute myself.

 

[zpped]

Tirz actually very hardy and will last many months in the fridge after recon.