log it
#storage-coldchain 2026-05-27
- fridge_thermo — follow up what temperature does a domestic fridge door actually swing to 17:38
- fridge_thermo — i left a reconstituted vial out overnight once, sent it for testing out of curiosity, it came back fine, your mileage will differ 18:14
- tallinn_taper — while im here i log the fridge temperature daily and the room has never let me forget it 18:36
- oli_orals — for flying, hand luggage every time. the hold is not temperature controlled the way people assume 18:38
- tallinn_taper — a few hours at room temperature is almost certainly nothing. a week is a different conversation 21:07
back of the fridge
does the amber vial thing matter or is it marketing
how long is reconstituted actually good for at room temperature
my fridge is running at 7.4, is that out of range
i would bin it
buy a thermometer. mine reads 4 on the door and two degrees lower at the back
nobody here can tell you a vial is safe. we can tell you what has and has not survived for us
[edited]my fridge is 4
hand luggage
how do you keep it cold on a long drive in summer
flying with vials, hand luggage or checked
i would use it
follow up what temperature does a domestic fridge door actually swing to
i left a reconstituted vial out overnight once, sent it for testing out of curiosity, it came back fine, your mileage will differ
a cooler with two gel packs held under eight degrees for eleven hours on a drive
while im here i log the fridge temperature daily and the room has never let me forget it
for flying, hand luggage every time. the hold is not temperature controlled the way people assume
i have never had a lyophilised vial fail after a warm transit and i have had some bad ones
a few hours at room temperature is almost certainly nothing. a week is a different conversation