Help! I left my Copaxone in the car.

[katie4242]

We were traveling this weekend and before we got to our final destination, we stopped at my cousin's house for a pool party.  I left everything in the car except for our swimming stuff.  Unfortunately, I didn't even think that my Copaxone kit was in my suitcase.  I had five syringes in there, and it was hot, hot, hot this weekend.  Do you think that I should just throw these syringes away?  I can't believe I could be so stupid!

Thanks!
Katie

[Lulu54]

Katie,

It is one heck of a learning curve to remember all the dos and don'ts of copaxone.  Freezing or heating both fall in the don't category.

Call SS and tell them the problem.  I believe they can arrange for additional syringes to be sent as replacement for the cooked ones.  

I travel often and get around the problem of forgetting about my drugs by keeping them in my purse.  If you haven't already done so, ask SS for their travel kit for copaxone.  It is about the size of a paperback book- but not as thick.  It will hold syringes, autoinjector and more. That way the Copaxone can stay where you are.

It is ok to skip a dose of copaxone if you are unsure if the syringe is ok to use.  Your copaxone should always be clear - definitely don't use it if it looks cloudy.

Lulu

[katie4242]

Thanks everyone.  I used one yesterday because I had no other choice.  We are home now and I have a box in the fridge.  I guess I will chuck my super-heated syringes and make sure to never do that again!  I will tally this one in the "learning experience" category.  Similar to the day I tried to inject without uncapping the thing!  At least I only wasted one syringe that time.

Katie

[jujuminx]

Nope, don't use them.  Unless they were very well insulated, I am sure they got too hot to be effective (not suppose to get above 86 degrees). I second the suggestion you call whomever you get your prescriptions from and get some more.

I always put mine in my purse or in a hard copaxone case that looks like a Kindle case, in fact I usually get asked if it's a Kindle everytime I carry it.

It's a pain to carry it around when I know I wont be needing it for hours but when I am traveling and am away from hotel for a long period, it comes with me.  You might want to consider getting a small cooler to keep them in if you are traveling in a car, especially now that the weather is so darn hot.

Good luck. It's a good learning experience.

Julie

[supermum_ms]

I wouldn't advice you use them, you need to contact your copaxone information number or even your chemist, MS nurse or Neuro. From my understanding they need to be temperature controlled, getting hot isn't good to start with but car interior hot can be way over the top in only a few minutes so please dont use them until you've got the ok by someone medically trained to know the answer!!!

Good luck..........JJ

[HoustonDogLove]

I would if you call your pharmacy or shared solution they will mail another supply to wherever you are if you are unable to get more at home. They can have it there i think in as little as one day.