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Posted 4/27/2014 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
Something was leaking in my fridge and my boxes of Humira got soaked. The plastic containers that is inside the box that holds the Humira pens was wet also. But the Humira pens inside the plastic does not look like it's wet. I'm not sure what I should do. I have them in a cardboard shoe box now in the fridge. I know they should be protected from light which is why I didn't put them in a plastic box. They are all still in their original plastic containers. Is it okay to keep them stored in the shoe box in the fridge?

Post Edited (Lovely985) : 4/27/2014 5:33:32 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/27/2014 11:25 PM (GMT 0)
This is a question for the pharmacist, but isn't the injection contained in a glass or plastic ampoule, wrapped and sealed in plastic? I'm sure the medicine in fine. A shoe box sounds like a good solution.
Posted 4/27/2014 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
I know, but the pharmacy isn't open today so I thought I'd ask here for now. I edited my post to mention that they are pens. They are in a plastic container type thing inside the box. They are sealed but the paper that seals the plastic container is all wrinkled because it was wet. But they are still sealed.
Thanks for your response,kazbern.
Posted 4/28/2014 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
I called The Humira hotline and they said I should not put them on because the stability of the injection was compromised. They told me to call my insurance to try to get an override.
So devastated because my insurance ends tomorrow and those were my only injections. So I'm going to have to put them on and hope for the best.
Posted 4/28/2014 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
Why was the stability compromised? Did they get warm?
Posted 4/28/2014 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
It wasn't warm but the medicine might have froze because the water that soaked the boxes were very cold. I looked at the liquid in the injection and it was cloudy. Suprisingly, Abbott(the manufacturer) called me a few hours after I spoke with the pharmacist on the Humira hotline and they told me they would send me a replacement. So now I just have to wait the 24-48 hours for my doctor to respond and then Abbott will send them to me overnight. I'm very happy they're sending me the 4 pens! I believe the medicine had lost its potency since it was cloudy.
Posted 4/28/2014 9:36 PM (GMT 0)
Good job on you for calling them and great to hear that they are so responsive!
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