Filgrastim storage

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I brought home my Filgrastim injections today following chemo and i very stupidly forgot to put them in the fridge at home. Ive put them in now but they have probably been out the fridge for about 5 hours. Can anyone tell me if this will be ok?? Thanks so much!

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Hi, it will be fine as the nurses told me they could be kept out of fridge up to 24 hours so not to panic if I done the same. Double check your patient information leaflet in your box as it will most likely have a storage information section, but I’d imagine all the brands of it will be the same. Just answering this as I know the nurses won’t be able to answer for a couple days now

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I did the same and was told it was fine xx

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Thank you so much @belle1! I thought that might be the case but thats reassuring!

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Thank you @jayesse! Good to know!

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Hello laurapts

Thank you for posting.

Although Filgrastim injections should be stored in the fridge, as @jayesse and @belle1 have both said, leaving it out for just a few hours should not cause any harm.

However, you may want to contact your chemotherapy department or the hospital pharmacist just to check they don’t have a particular time frame.

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