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Serum eye drops - experience of travel and transport?

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Hello everyone. I recently took delivery of my first batch of allogeneic (donated) serum eye drops which have to be stored in the freezer. I am due to go on holiday in May to France, travelling by car for around 12 hours. Can anyone offer any advice regarding transporting a week's supply of the drops whilst keeping them frozen? They were delivered to me packed in dry ice. Has anyone ever had to purchase a small quantity of dry ice or have any other recommendations please?

Thank you.

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If you have a stainless steel YETI cup or bottle - fill halfway with crushed ice, then put the frozen drops (in a baggie) in the container and fill the rest packed tight with more crushed ice. I have traveled that way with my drops, just throwing the YETI in my suitcase and it will stay frozen that way at least 24 hours. Enjoy your trip!

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Justinealexx in reply to SjogrensinTexas

That’s great, thank you. I wasn’t sure if I could expect them stay frozen long enough that way. So it’s really reassuring to hear your experience 👍

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