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.
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Revisiting: Mean kinetic temperature explained without the mathematics
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post #5 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.
I want to gently push back on the reply above about storage extrapolation. The advice is sound and the confidence is not.
We are extrapolating from stability data on a licensed formulation to a preparation that differs in concentration, diluent and container. That extrapolation is reasonable and it is still an extrapolation. Saying so does not weaken the practical recommendation; it just stops the recommendation from hardening into a fact that someone cites as certain.
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I disagree with the reply above, and I think the disagreement is substantive rather than terminological.
The distinction being drawn does not survive when you look at the published data for this specific question. I would be glad to be shown wrong on this, because the version I am arguing against is more convenient.
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I want to gently push back on the reply above about storage extrapolation. The advice is sound and the confidence is not.
We are extrapolating from stability data on a licensed formulation to a preparation that differs in concentration, diluent and container. That extrapolation is reasonable and it is still an extrapolation. Saying so does not weaken the practical recommendation; it just stops the recommendation from hardening into a fact that someone cites as certain.
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s.lundgren, post #28: Temperature excursions: if a vial sat at room temperature for a time, the question is whether the excursion was long enough to cause damage. Hours at room temperature is usually low risk. Days to weeks raises the risk. If you are unsure, contacting the supplier is more informative than guessing. Go to post
Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up.
For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.
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I want to gently push back on the reply above about storage extrapolation. The advice is sound and the confidence is not.
We are extrapolating from stability data on a licensed formulation to a preparation that differs in concentration, diluent and container. That extrapolation is reasonable and it is still an extrapolation. Saying so does not weaken the practical recommendation; it just stops the recommendation from hardening into a fact that someone cites as certain.
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DSakamoto, post #39: Picking up post #36: that is the part I would want checked first. Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up. Go to post
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.
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