Adrenaline Storage

[TheMasonicHive]

When I got my first package in April it was still in the 50's outside.

I put all my equipment and tools in the back of my car so I can visit without having to stop by my apartment. 

My trusty tool box has been indispensable, however as today it almost reached 90 degrees I realized something.

As i said, I want to keep everything together, however, in my tool box I've been carrying my Adrenaclick shots in case of an emergency.

Can anyone see any real harm in me keeping these in their plastic protectors in my toolbox if the car isn't cooled?

[luvin honey]

Here from EpiPen's site:

Warnings
Epinephrine is light sensitive and should be stored in the tube provided. Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°C-30°C (59°F-86°F) (See USP Controlled Room Temperature). Do not refrigerate.


Oops. Guess our house at 87 degrees is not the best storage place, much less the glovebox in the car on a 90-degree day....

[IAFF]

When I first read this I thought he might have some biological/chemical warfare bees as adrenaline is remedy for those.  Every fire truck and ambulance carries(or should carry) epi-pens.  None of ours are stored at a climate controlled degree.

[slacker361]

i dont mean to hijack your thread, but I am not allergic , that I know of, however if things go south and i get stung alot I am sure i might have problems. do you guys just tell your DR what you are doing and have them RX one for you?

[luvin honey]

I'm pretty sure that would work. I told my doctor that my husband had gotten hives with mulitple wasp stings, and she was fine with Rx-ing it for me.

[AllenF]

How many beekeepers out there keep an epipen around even though they are not allergic or no one in the family is either.   One of those just in case thing.   Is that a good idea?  Or what do the doctors say?

[luvin honey]

While my husband is not technically allergic, a possible future reaction is what made me get one. Plus, I figure with all the visitors we have to the hives, who knows when someone is going to experience their first allergic reaction? I just can't imagine my hobby causing a preventable death or trauma. So, we have lots of EpiPens around here...

[Kathyp]

i have them.  i am not allergic, but have super spectacular swelling when i get stung!  as a precaution against those reactions getting worse, my doc thought it was a good idea.  i also carry liquid benadryl and take a swig or two when i get stung.  it helps a lot.

epi-pens are expensive if your insurance doesn't cover them.  most people will probably never need them.  however, it's not a horrible idea to have them around if you keep bees.  you never know when things will go south for you or yours.  then there are those nasty yellowjackets.......

[AllenF]

How expensive are they?

[luvin honey]

Since they are a prescription medication, that will completely depend on your insurance plan, or on your pharmacy's prices if you have no medical insurance.

[AllenF]

I have the prescription insurance plan of whatever's green still left in my wallet.

[rgy]

i checked at rite aid a month ago when we got our bees and they were 95 bucks.  i didn't know you need an rx.

[IAFF]

FYI, they do have an expiration date and there is an adult dose and a child dose.  We used to carry them on the fire truck but for some reason I do not know we dont anymore.  Those that we did carry never were kept at a constant temp.