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Vikkie
08/24/08

If refrigerated, how long can you continue to use a bottle of insulin - any type?

At the expensive co-pays for insulin, I'm wondering whether you can use the bottle until it's empty, if it's refrigerated - rather than dispose of the bottle after 28 days?  And, why do you need to dispose of it after 28 days?  Does it loose its' potency?  I realize that punturing…

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