Cool bag for Enbrel advise

[RobbieM]

Hi

I am due to start Enbrel injections next week and as I travel for work I have been told that I can carry them in a cool bag with an ice insert and wondered if anyone could recommend a cool bag that they already use.

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Hi Taji,

Some of our members have recommended the medicool cool bags. They are marketed for insulin carrying but can be used for any medication that needs to be kept within the same temperature range as insulin. I have put a link to the site where you can buy them below:

arcticmedical.co.uk/content...

Hope this helps

Regards

Beverley (NRAS Helpline)

[RobbieM in reply to Hidden]

Beverley that's great thank you

[RobbieM in reply to Hidden]

Beverley that's great thank you

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There's also this company. My husband uses it when we go away on holiday.

friouk.com/the-fr%C3%ADo%C2...

[julie49]

I too have rheumatoid arthritis,if you go on Google and type in frio injection pouches it should come up with all the poches for you,I got one a couple of years ago and it's worked fine for me,their small,light and have a silicone pouch inside that you put in cold water it's been a god send to me,take a look and see what you think.....

[RobbieM in reply to julie49]

Many thanks

[parkie]

Hi, I got my cool bag off of Health care at home, at no charge. Good luck Ann x

[RobbieM in reply to parkie]

Thanks Anne they never mentioned that on the phone

[parkie in reply to RobbieM]

Hi Taji, I had to ask. I think I heard about it off of the DVD that I got when I started injecting.

[RobbieM in reply to parkie]

Hi I never received a dvd but the nurse is coming next week to show me how to inject so will ask her.

[Scottishlad]

Not sure about the Frio products for our medications. They are designed for insulin which just needs to be kept cool ie under 20C Frio products easily achieve this. My Cimzia has toto be kept below 8C and my researches suggest Frio could not do this.

I have used a flat lunch pack style cool bag (Lakeland do some good quality ones) with an ice block. I wrapped the medication in bubble wrap to protect it from the initial extreme cold of the block coming out of the freezer.

I did some experiments before I travelled using a digital thermometer, also from Lakeland. I found my larger block made the pack too cold and would have frozen my Cimzia and found a smaller one would keep the Cimzia cool for 10 hours.

[RobbieM in reply to Scottishlad]

Many thanks

[RobbieM in reply to Scottishlad]

Many thanks for the advice

[bpeal1]

I used one of these for travelling with Humira. They are approved for use by most airlines.

amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008I1...

Becky

[RobbieM in reply to bpeal1]

Thanks Beckie

[magglen]

i use a small picnic insulated bag with a small ice block which I wrap up so as not to have the Enbrel up against it which could freeze it.