my dr switched me to a different I.V. drug and Im wondering how long the bags of rochephin are actually good for? brian
Posted by CatWoman (Member # 10900) on :
This what I want to know too. There should be an expiration date on the bag. There's no expiration date?
What I want to know is is it possible to freeze bags of Rocephin??how could I find out?
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
I couldnt copy paste it, but on page 18 it tells you. It depends on what it is mixed with but generally 10 days if refrigerated.
You can always call the company or home health people.
Melissa
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
It also talks about freezing it on page 18, but doesnt look like something that can be done at home,
Posted by notkrazybrian (Member # 10621) on :
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Posted by ICEiam (Member # 7519) on :
Bags? I didn't realize it came in bags. When the home health people did it, it was in a sryinge with tubing and we put it on this little machine that pushed it in over a period of time.
Then afer the month our rocephin was in vials and I mixed it myself with saline. It was much cheaper than having it done. It was powder so I think is lasted a couple of years or so.
Then we just did the push method with a sryinge. We never had a problem and it worked fine.
I learned something new.
HUGS,
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
I was told that Rocephin is good for 30 days from my Infusion Company
Posted by hanginginthere (Member # 11685) on :
Like Merry said, call the infusion pharmacy who provided you the medicine. They would know the details on what they provided you.
For me, my liver enzymes went up and I've had to stop taking meds for awhile. My infusion pharmacy said I could freeze mine for up to six months (it's stable in the fridge for 10 days).
I suppose it depends on how it's mixed, etc.--the details of which only they know for your particular mix.