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Wellness Pharmacy sent the B12 syringes with an ice pack, but not insulated. So when they
arrived the ice pack had melted and the B12 was room temperature. I called them and they said
they recently stopped sending it insulated because they did a study and it did not affect
the B12. They even said I didn't need to refrigerate it. But Lee Silsby pharmacy sends
B12 shots cold and insulated, and has a sticker on them saying to keep refrigerated. What do
you think?
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bettyg
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fyi, when i took b12 shots a couple of years ago, i believe it arrived w/cold packs too.
mine did NOT have to be refrigerated; i had it in my diabetic area. lyme neuro fog ... but that's vaguely what i remember having the needles & bottle on same shelf.
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Mine come in a bottle and I draw out the b12 from the bottle and tap it and sqeeze out the air then inject. I keep the bottle in the refrigerator thats where my LLMD keeps his to.
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bejoy
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My ND says you can keep them at room temp for up to about a month. He says if the red solution is clear they are fine. If it goes cloudy at all, then don't use it. I keep mine in the fridge.
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Mine come in an insulated container with ice pack.
I spoke to the pharmacy when I was going away. They said they could go unrefrigerated only a few hrs. without losing potency.
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We get them from Infuserve and we do not have to refrigerate the B12. I would trust Wellness they are a reputable pharmacy like Infuserve.
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B-12 require refrigeration?
Not unless it is preservative-free. Otherwise, it requires no refrigeration as it has preservatives in it.
It probably can with an ice pack so as not to get overheated during shipping - in a hot truck, etc.
You can have your doctor write an order for preservative-free but, then, you may have to pay totally out of pocket (I have had to do that as insurance would only cover the kind with preservatives).
Still, as summer is coming along, I don't thing it would hurt to keep it in the fridge but you'd want to bring it up to room temp before shooting it into your leg. Once it's in the fridge, you may always have to keep it there, though not sure about that.
I used to use the Lee Silsby methyl B12 and that is preservative-free and needs refrigeration.
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