post #2 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.
Freeze-thaw: some peptide solutions tolerate freezing poorly because ice crystals damage protein structure. Whether your specific solution tolerates it depends on the formulation and is not something to test empirically. The conservative position is not to freeze.
Published stability data applies specifically to the formulation studied, under the specific conditions stated. It does not automatically transfer to something reconstituted at home in a different concentration with a different diluent. That caveat is not small.
I read post #8 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.
Vial integrity: once a vial is entered with a needle repeatedly, the rubber closure degrades and the integrity fails. Using the same vial repeatedly over weeks or months carries increasing risk of contamination. Single-use vials entered once are lowest risk.
Container choice matters: the material of the vial, the rubber closure, the fill volume all affect how quickly the contents degrade. Smaller fill volumes lose less to adsorption. Glass vials lose less to leaching than plastics.
Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.
The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.
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