My doctor prescribed me a 10 week (and ml) bottle of testosterone, but the pharmacy said it's only good for 28 days. It doesn't come in a 4ml bottle, either. Am I supposed to pay for 10ml, and then waste 6 of it? Or should I request 4 single dose bottles?
the best idea is to have the pharmacy check if the 10ml vial is cheaper than 4x 1ml vials. if the 4x 1 ml vials are cheaper, ask for a new scrip. if the 10 ml vial is cheaper, then the safest thing to do is waste the rest. They can check with your insurance, but you can also check your area with Good RX (in my area, I would save a minimum of $1 by getting the 10 ml vial). When i first started hormones, the standard was 10 ml vials, and you could use them as long as it took you to empty them. It was /technically/ against safe practices, but pharmacies would look the other way since it was not for hosptial/clinic use.
In the past 10-5 years, state by state, they have been cracking down on the “28 day rule” meaning once a vial is opened, it expires 28 days after. (This is because even with perfect technique, which we don’t all have, you can introduce bacteria into the vial, and studies have shown they can multiply even in a bacteriostatic solution).
Now, essentially no pharmacies will allow more than a 28 day supply in a single vial (even if that means wasting some) because they can get big fines if they write that it’s okay to use past that time.
Mod mayhem
