TriMix Suggestion from Compounder

[djones36117]

I found a local compounder and picked up a vial today. She suggested that since I use a small dose, 10 Units, that next time let her know and she will split the vial. She said that one the main factors that decreases the effectiveness of your mix is the introduction of oxygen to the vial when you draw your med. She said to freeze the other half and it will be fresh when you need it.

[Phil65]

Should we NOT be injecting the same amount of air into the bottle before we retract the trimix into the syringe?

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[Whodat]

Good question Phil65 !!

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[djones36117]

I think whether you inject air or not, it will make its way in due to the vacuum you create after drawing out the mixture. I think the key to longevity is having prescription split into multiple vials so that they degradation does not start until you break into each vial. My 2 cents