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Defective Imitrex Kit - any experience?
« on: Mar 29th, 2004, 1:12pm » |
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Anyone had luck getting defective syringes, where when loading, meds leaks out, replaced by Glaxo?
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Re: Defective Imitrex Kit - any experience?
« Reply #1 on: Mar 29th, 2004, 2:32pm » |
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Happened to me once & the pharmacy replaced it no questions asked
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Re: Defective Imitrex Kit - any experience?
« Reply #2 on: Mar 29th, 2004, 2:36pm » |
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You were lucky - my pharmacy said they could not replace med or syringe kit and I had to call Glaxo to get replacement. Thanks for your response. How often do you take imitrex?
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Re: Defective Imitrex Kit - any experience?
« Reply #3 on: Mar 29th, 2004, 5:23pm » |
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Last cycle I stopped counting at 125 full injections. The stuff really worked on me quickly <5 minutes. I really relied on it too much. I should have combined it with O2 first and then the imitrex if needed.
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Re: Defective Imitrex Kit - any experience?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 29th, 2004, 10:46pm » |
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I hoard my Imitrex and only use it when I have to but after 9 + mo straight I have no clue how much I have taken. But there are times when I wish it was more.
Butyour pharmacy should work with you on it, especially if you can show defective product. If not find a different pharmacy.
Hope you are doing better.
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Re: Defective Imitrex Kit - any experience?
« Reply #5 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 10:29am » |
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So that was the problem! I just thought I was an idiot. Toader switched to the vials you draw from after his fifth PENS leaked. Of course it took us a while to learn exactly how to do a subQ injection. A point learned is that sub dermal injections take about three times longer to absorb and thus defeat the point of an injection! Now that we finally know what we are doing, I wouldn't go back to the PENS, you get ten shots cheaper than the pack of PENS kit. Of course, that might also be how our Dr. wrote up the perscription 
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Re: Defective Imitrex Kit - any experience?
« Reply #6 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 5:40pm » |
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on Mar 30th, 2004, 10:29am, boomboom wrote:| So that was the problem! A point learned is that sub dermal injections take about three times longer to absorb and thus defeat the point of an injection! |
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What do you mean? Could you explain that? I'm interested because my penpacks leak too, and I don't want to do the whole 6mg at once, so I've loaded up insulin syringes... Is there something I should be aware of?
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