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c/coldchain·posted 6 months ago by u/coldchain_karen

[Discussion] can we stop arguing about lyophilised until somebody posts a number

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I have had 7 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe.

Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied by about 12 days on nominally the same lane, which matters more in summer than in February.

The independent number came back 96.8% against a claimed 97.2%, which I read as agreement rather than a discrepancy — inter-lab variance on this assay is a point or two either way and treating one lab as ground truth is how people end up in pointless arguments with vendors.

Batch number is in the comments. Ask if you want the method.

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u/reship_roulette-16 points·6 months ago

The practical rule people converge on is 28 days at fridge temperature after first puncture, and that comes from the preservative, not the peptide.

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u/careful_gradient_again1 point·6 months ago

lyophilised powder is far more forgiving than reconstituted solution

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u/honest_syringe331 point·6 months ago

I am going to push back on this slightly.

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u/kian_solberg1 point·6 months ago

lane reports need origin, destination, carrier, and actual transit days

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u/nightowl_injector1 point·6 months ago

lane reports need origin, destination, carrier, and actual transit days

Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 67 weeks to accept.

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u/gustav_vermeulen1 point·6 months ago

customs clearance often breaks the cold chain, factor that in

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u/marit_laurent2 points·6 months ago

This is correct. Dry powder is way more robust than liquid.

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u/osman_brandt359 points·6 months ago

lyophilised powder is far more forgiving than reconstituted solution

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u/hplc_hobbyistruns their own column163 points·6 months ago

lane reports need origin, destination, carrier, and actual transit days

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u/coldchain_karenOPcold chain0 points·6 months ago

lane reports need origin, destination, carrier, and actual transit days

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u/britt_okwuosa108 points·6 months ago·edited

Customs clearance took 16 days. Package sat unrefrigerated during that. Powder tested clean after, reconstituted solution probably would not have.

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u/low_appetite_lisa85 points·6 months ago

Mechanistically the bit that matters is packaging. It explains most of the early profile and a decent chunk of the outcome.

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u/low_appetite_lisa69 points·6 months ago

Yeah, data logger is the only acceptable proof.

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u/sequence_checkerresearch peptides32 points·6 months ago

stability after excursion is not zero, it is dose-dependent

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u/emeka_beaulieu14 points·6 months ago

stability after excursion is not zero, it is dose-dependent

Disagree on that part. 99.2% and 99.3% on the same vial is normal.

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u/hugo_bergstrom11 points·6 months ago·edited

Strongly agree. Peak temperature is not the whole story.

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