TRIMIX: My story for what it is worth.
July 2008 was time for me to get a new prescription of Trimix. My St. Louis supplier
had a batch made up with my compound proportions and was asking $220 for a 10 ml bottle.
Not having insurance and making this known to the pharmacist I asked if there was a way to reduced the dollar cost. She came back to me stating that since the current batch had only two weeks before being outdated she would reduce the price to $50 per 10ml bottle. I accepted the offer, not only for the reduced dollar amount but also because I knew I would get much more use out of the Trimix then the two following weeks, as I have had very good use of this product well beyond the expiration dates when stored properly.
I went to pick up the Trimix, mentiioned my name to the attendant and she asked me to wait one moment. After a brief time the pharmacist came to speak with me and said that she had my 10ml Trimix ready and was wondering if I might be interested in an additional deep frozen 10ml bottle of Trimix. She explained that since the expiriation date was very close and could not sell the material beyond the date decided to give to me the frozen trimix if I wanted it. The pharmacist proceeded to give me her opinion on the Trimix compound use longevity when cared for properly. Also, she had a high degree of confidence that the frozen mix would remain fresh and well useable after it was thawed out to a liquid. Apparently, expiriation dates are basically set by the Federal Government because of cleanliness quality problems and has no bearing on the potency of the compound. I accepted both 10ml bottles and gladly paid a purchase price of $50.
I continue to use my July 2008 Trimix with success but am nearing the end, so in a week or so I will thaw my frozen bottle of Trimix to a liquid and give it a try. I'll keep you all posted on the results. The frozen Trimix has now been in that state for 19 months so it will be interesting.
FYI: I keep my Trimix in the fridge (~40F) on the door top shelf just beneath the top freezer. When I prepare to inject, the bottle is removed - wiped with an alchohol swab - syrum extracted - alchohol wiped again and the placed back into fridge. It literally is always kept cold, clean and only removed from the fridge for two munutes or less to keep its temperature stable. When I travel, which was 4 to 5 trips over the last year, I pack the bottle in a zip lock bag and store it in a small zipped thermal case containing two freezer packs. I usually place the case in the middle of the suitcase for insulation and isolation.
My URO says to never mix PDE5 with TRIMIX. If you do, you may want to have Sudafed nearby.
Good luck,
Marc