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Mounjaro sent frozen

31 replies

Sundayisworst · 18/09/2025 15:19

I really don’t know what to think about this but I’ve had a long back and forth email with the private pharmacy I order WLI from.

I put the whole pack into my fridge when it arrived. So insulation, cold pack etc. as I normally do.

when I opened it after two weeks in fridge the ice pack was still partially frozen. The Mounjaro has been stored for two weeks minimum at below zero temperature.

Now everything I read from the manufacturer says that this is dangerous and should not be used and could be either ineffective or dangerous and should be discarded.

The Pharmacy have said they sent it with a frozen solid ice pack and not a cool pack and said this is what they always do. They are saying if I want to replace it has to be at my own cost they’re saying just go ahead and use it and if it looks okay, it will be fine.

I can’t understand why the manufacturer would be so specific about temperature if this could just be disregarded. As we all know this is so expensive and it’s vital for my health. I just don’t know what to do it’s the pharmacy who has packaged it with a frozen ice pack without giving me the information that it’s frozen and shouldn’t be kept in the packaging.

I don’t know what to do. I’m very very careful with my fridge temperature for this exact reason the medication is stored in it. I thought the insulation would be the perfect way to store it.

I am sure that like most of us this is a major investment in our health and I’m just don’t know what to do in this situation. I feel strongly that the Pharmacy should be replacing but what should I do?

OP posts:
rewardh · 19/09/2025 22:53

Sundayisworst · 18/09/2025 18:09

No it looks ok

So it wasn’t frozen at all?

HappyWineDay · 23/09/2025 14:30

It won’t have frozen. There’s not enough of a heat sink in the ice pack even when you put it in the fridge. Don’t worry and don’t be harsh on yourself.

Sundayisworst · 25/09/2025 00:24

GoToChelsea · 19/09/2025 22:01

Don’t feel too bad OP. MN is such a harsh place sometimes! You bad girlie! Sometimes I have thrown the whole package in the fridge till later as I’ve been too busy to unpack it at the very moment the postman gives it to me. In a way, your post is very instructive and so I’ll think twice next time ty 🙂. PS. I’ve never seen any instructions on unpacking but perhaps my pharmacy doesn’t send them 🤷‍♀️.

Thank you so much you’re very kind.
I agree I’ve never seen anything about removing packaging

im happy if my worry helps anyone else to be careful
with the storage. It’s stressful and expensive!

OP posts:
Sundayisworst · 25/09/2025 00:27

rewardh · 19/09/2025 22:53

So it wasn’t frozen at all?

No. It was next to frozen ice pack and the temperature was lower than the official guidelines. But the actual pen was not frozen as far as I can see

OP posts:
Time4changeagain · 25/09/2025 09:19

Sundayisworst · 25/09/2025 00:27

No. It was next to frozen ice pack and the temperature was lower than the official guidelines. But the actual pen was not frozen as far as I can see

Your pen will be absolutely fine if it wasn’t frozen. I’d be delighted that the ice packs were still frozen on arrival. It just means the pen was kept at the correct temperature, it would not have gone below the recommended temp being next to a frozen ice pack.

MeridaBrave · 25/09/2025 10:58

Sundayisworst · 25/09/2025 00:27

No. It was next to frozen ice pack and the temperature was lower than the official guidelines. But the actual pen was not frozen as far as I can see

So all good. The pen wasn’t frozen.

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