Injecting with out of date B12 ampules

[Cetus]

I still have some B12 ampules left over after panic buying a lot during the pandemic.

Are they still effective a year or two after their expiry date, if they have been kept in the unheated spare room all this time?

[topazrat]

They do lose their effectiveness after their use by date. I've even found some batches that become less effective a few months BEFORE their date. They won't do you any harm, but may not do any good, either. Better to buy a fresh supply if you can.

[Wwwdot in reply to topazrat]

Hi topazrat

My last batch of B12 (100 ampules) which I received in the 9th Dec 2023 has a use by date of March 2024. Not good given the cost!

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[topazrat in reply to Wwwdot]

That's not good at all ☹️

[tomdickharry in reply to Wwwdot]

That's how I came to have a lot of out-of-date stock. Amazon.de stock gives me 2 years before expiry.

[Cetus in reply to tomdickharry]

What are you paying for 1mg ampules of hydroxo on Amazon.de? Do you have a link?

[tomdickharry in reply to Cetus]

Sorry, there's no link. You need to sign up for an Amazon.de account, easy if you're already with Amazon. I've just bought 3 packs of 10 ampoules, 1mg each of 1500µg, for about £75. Delivered this time by DHL in four days. Last time was by Royal Mail.

Pascoe Vitamin B12-Depot-Injektopas 1500µg

[Nackapan]

I would not use them.

[Dragonfly1962]

I would say no, buy new. If you are in the UK and ordering from Germany using panpharma b12 depot I have been unable to buy this week as out of stock everywhere I look. I just ordered Pascoe to try out. Also my stock of panpharma that was dated use by April 23 seemed to have lost potency before end of April so now I would never use out of date. Sorry for long post

[Cetus in reply to Dragonfly1962]

Have you tried using two ampules of old B12 instead of one? I'm tempted to do this, else I have to throw 150 of them in the bin.

[deniseinmilden]

Mine are! 😃