Humira storage panic

lilmismayhem

Hello all

I have now received my first batch of Humira and am waiting for a call from the nurse to do the first injection. Eeek!

Since it arrived I have put a temperature gauge in the fridge and was alarmed to see it fluctuated wildly between about 7 degrees and this morning it was just 2 degrees. I know the acceptable range is 2-8 but I am panicking that it will go below or over if I don't keep a constant eye on it. Am I being too sensitive to this?

Does anyone have any advice about temperature alarms or special fridges (as I am also worried about blackouts) that could be battery powered in emergencies?
Would appreciate any advice from existing users of this drug
Thanks very much

page35

Hi
sorry i dont take humira so dont know
just wanted to say good luck with it
hope your first jab went ok

ichabod6

I think all fridge temperatures fluctuate; that is
why there is a range of temperatures to store
your humira at.
If there is an emergency you should call the service
who deliver your medication and they will tell you
what to do.
I inject once a fortnight and I think that is standard
practice so there is plenty of time to put things right.
Looking on the bright side I am very happy to balance
a fortnightly injection against 56 tablets of my
previous medication during the same period.

northumbrian

My fridge fluctuates wildly also but I have ceased worrying about it. I do keep it on maximum and the Humira has not frozen yet, but I have to be care to keep it away from the back of the fridge. My delivery gets flown from somewhere in the Midlands to Edinburgh overnight, the postman then delivers it in the afternoon in the North West Highlands. They pack it in a large polystyrene box with three or four large frozen cool packs. Maybe one day in the summer I should test the inside temperature of the box on arrival. I get two months supply each time. I keep some of the freezer packs frozen in my freezer and have an old delivery box ready in case of a fridge failure. That way it should last at least 24hrs and the freezer packs can be exchanged at will until a new fridge can be delivered. The nurses station in the village has a medical fridge and in the past they have looked after a few for me when I have been away traveling for a month or two. That's another story trying to travel and keep stuff refrigerated.
TP

c4thyg

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I've worked in a lab for over 10 years and we store most of our drugs in the fridge or freezer. The main thing to watch for is that the solution doesn't freeze. My mother keeps her insulin in the fridge and was advised to keep it in the door compartment so that it doesn't freeze, however, keep the inner door bit (?) closed so that it doesn't warm up too quickly. If you find that your fridge has broken down I would suggest that you ring the nurse for advice.

Good luck with your first injection. I'll be getting Enbrel in a few weeks so I'll be interested to see how you get on.