Fridge meds - out and about advice needed

[catgirl30]

Hi all
My 6 month old daughter has been started on nitrazepam which has to be kept in the fridge. She's on it 3 times a day which means a lunchtime dose.

We were advised to use a cool bag.
Can anyone recommend a medical cool bag or pouch that will keep it at 3-8°C for a couple of hours?

Or what have you been using?

Many thanks from a frazzled mum

Maybe use a cool bag with a small ice pack.

In this weather surely it's fine in bottom of buggy?

That doesn't account for shops, the car, central heating when visiting family... also she's going to be on this for a very long time, not just winter.

Apologies I assumed it was just a standard weeks worth - cool bag with ice block will be fine

Also visiting family put it in their fridge

Frio cooling wallet

in that situation, I just take out one syringe full in a little lunchbox rather than the whole bottle. Then I reckon if the temp isn’t optimal, the whole bottle isn’t being ruined.

Small lunch bag with a frozen block in it? And just take one or two doses?

How do I ensure the syringes aren't accidentally pressed?

Sorry we're very new to all of this.

I take my little one's epilepsy meds out in an ENFIT syringe with a cap on the end, the cap means the dose can't be lost or contaminated while in the coolbag.

Amazon sells several. You can search 'medicine cool case'. Most are labelled for insulin (which is also stored in the fridge, though doesn't need to be day to day), but can be used for any medicines.

We get supplied little enfit syringes but we don't get caps with them. Only option really is to take the glass bottle with us.

Some drugs can be given twice daily rather than 3x and a quick google says that nitrazepam is one of them. I’d be trying to liaise with the medical team to see if this were a possibility, not only because of the fridge issue but also a lunchtime dose is more likely to be missed. And actually twice daily may well give a more stable serum concentration, but that does depend on the drug metabolism.

The caps are cheap on eBay etc. Have you heard of Skiggle? It is an online market place for selling/swapping/donating bits and pieces like syringes, caps etc

I carry a dose of liquid medication in a plastic test tube with a lid. I have a small pouch that has the thick silver lining often found in lunch containers that keeps things from getting too hot or too cold because I also carry Epi-pens.

A small lunch bag with an ice pack would work for actually chilling medication.
if it is just on dose you can check and see if it is allowed to be at room temp for a short time.

You can buy the caps cheaply online. You only need a couple.