B12 expiry date

[pinkpaddleboarder]

I ordered from Germany last year, not realising the expiry date. I have 2 boxes of 10 ampoules that expired December 2023.. 😕 can I still use them.On a positive note I took a chance to call my GP surgery for a prescription it must be my lucky year, they said yes!! I had previously saved conversations that I'd had ready for my annual fight so will have new box coming, however the chemist have previously issued short dated boxes so I will check and refuse them and hopefully go back later in the year to get up to date ones.

My daughter is still fighting her GP but I'm giving her all information I've found on here.

[Nackapan]

Glad you finally have a b12 prescription from your G.p.I get an IOU

If dates are not long enough and get it at a later date or when a fresh batch in.

Mine have to last at least 7 months .

Also have to check my mums.

A district HCA does hers .

She gets a box of 5 with an 8 weekly regime .

So expiry date has to be longer

I personally would discard your out of date ampoules as you've a fresh lot now from your prescription.

Some would still use them.

Depends on storage condition.

Travel condition.

Potency may have declined.

Too many ifs fir me but useful if no other supplies

[Wheat]

hello, provided the ampoules have been stored correctly, they should be alright, with no to little loss of efficacy. Trying them will be the only way 🙂 to know . Best wishes, x

[Jillymo]

They are not long out of date if me I would use them.

My new batch is dated 2027 !

[JMN2017]

I used some out-of-date ampoules last year but, more recently, happened to need blood tests so asked for B12/Folate to be checked. It was only 300 (whatever units) so had dropped significantly as previous checks had been 700 (whatever units). I've since bought up-to-date ampoules and, having various symptoms which may be related to low levels, I've decided to do alt days for a couple of weeks, then back to 2-3 monthly.

Consequently, I wouldn't recommend using expired ampoules (unless very recently out-of-date)

[ACritical]

I have been told by my pharmacy if the liquid is not opalescent but clear, there is nothing wrong with the ampoules and you can use them far after sell by date. I keep mine in a fridge on a top shelf which also helps with preserving the injection liquid. I hope this put your mind at ease.

[Teloch]

Take them , I'm using b12 that's currently 2 years out of date , I've compared the effects with a new batch and there's no difference at all between the two .

[pinkpaddleboarder in reply to Teloch]

So many different replies.. thank you

[Blod424 in reply to Teloch]

I have just checked my pack and it’s dated September 2023, I keep them in their box on top shelf of fridge and will carry on SI until they run out, I have used older ones on and had no problems.