Also, my new bottle (once i use up my Watson 10ml vial) is a 5ml vial of T-enthanate...Maybe the 5ml vial is a better choice. pmgamer18 said: ↑. When I was doing shots using a 10 ml. vial of 200 mgs / ml. it was called Depo Testosterone and I did 20 weeks from one vial never seen anying saying 28 days it's no good after first using it. Maybe they are pushing the 1 ml. vials.
http://www.allthingsmale.com/community/threads/how-long-is-a-vial-good-after-1st-puncture.23263/
Patient safety. Multidose vials: Follow the 28-day rule. Multidose vials run the risk for infections and citations if they aren’t used appropriately. After reading this article, you will be able to: 1  Define the 28-day rule for multidose vials. 2  Demonstrate ways to document compliance.
http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/content/258046/602.cfm
There are a few current guidelines that address expiration dates for multidose vials. The requires multidose vials to be discarded 28 days after initial stopper penetration unless the manufacturer specifies otherwise. The vial should be labeled to reflect the penetration date or the beyond-use date.
http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/content/258046/602.cfm
I am the only RN at a small student health center and we have no pharmacy. When I worked in the ER and OR we would throw them out after each use. I called the manufacturer and they said 28 days or per your institutions policy?? So I guess I'll go with 28 days.
http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/lidocaine-expiration-425599.html
In fact, the best solution for multidose vial complications is not to use them. “A lot of the risk occurs when you go in and out of that vial,” Luebbert says. But healthcare facilities don’t always have that option, and as a result they may have multiple multidose vials available for clinicians.
http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/content/258046/602.cfm
Mark reconstituted vaccine with the date and time it was reconstituted. Dating these vials is important for two reasons. First, some vaccines expire within a certain time after opening or after reconstitution. This may not correspond to the expiration date printed on the vial by the manufacturer.
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/immunization/documents/vpd-doc.pdf
Multidose vials have a limit on how long they can be stored after being opened or punctured; typically that limit is around 28 days. Your multidose vial may have an expiration date on the label, but that does not take into consideration the date the vial is first used, which is when the 28-day rule takes effect.
http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/content/258046/602.cfm
3. Check the diluent label to be sure that the vial contains the correct diluent provided by the manufacturer for that specific vaccine. 4. Check the diluent label to be sure that the vial contains the correct volume of diluent for reconstitution so that the proper number of doses per vaccine vial is obtained. 5. Check the labels on both the diluent vial and the lyophilized (freeze-dried) vaccine vial to make sure they have not expired. Do not administer expired vaccine (see Expiration Dates in the Vaccine Inventory Management section for details). Do not use expired diluent.
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/immunization/documents/vpd-doc.pdf
Select a disposable syringe and a needle of the proper length for the vaccine and route of administration. For single-dose reconstituted vials, the needle used for drawing up the diluent is the same needle you will use for vaccine administration. There is no need to change the needle in this case.
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/immunization/documents/vpd-doc.pdf
0 Does anyone know how long a multi dose vial of Lidocaine 1% w/epi is good after it's been originally opened??
http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/lidocaine-expiration-425599.html
how long is a multidose vial good for once opened
Once opened a multidose vial is good for 28 days. A multidose vial is good for 28 days after opening.