Expired Fluorescein

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:10:40 GMT

My doc wanted me to get some thoughts and opinions on using expired fluorescein. Unfortunately we have quite a bit of dye that has expired. He believes that it may impact the quality of the FA but should be ok to use on the patient. What are your thoughts? I know what mine are.

Dan Helgren

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:26:23 GMT

i don't think it will impact the quality of the images or affect the patient but I wouldn't take the risk.
Toss it.

bob

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:29:23 GMT

I agree with Bob. I wouldn't use it, but I don't think it wouldn't adversely affect either the quality of the FA or be unsafe for the patient because I don't use expired drugs on patients. Now I personally use expired medications at home all the time on myself.

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:38:32 GMT

I'm of the flavor of those two folks as well Dan! Just toss it. br />Good luck,
Jim
PS: Nice Trout!

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:34:10 GMT

Good topic for scientific session!
Can you ask anyone doing animal studies to try?

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:58:03 GMT

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I concur with everyone on this! If you know of anyone wanting some "expired" dye, let me know.

Dan

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:09:19 GMT

I believe that you have to weigh the legal implications as well. In a clinical setting, if you introduce an expired pharmaceutical in to a patient and that patient has an adverse reaction that causes permanent damage or death, your consent form no longer absolves you of any responsibility because you knowingly used an expired injectable.

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:57:15 GMT

If you're still looking to get rid of some expired dye I'd gladly take it off of your hands. I've got some traditional photography concepts that I'd like to use it to play with.

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:03:15 GMT

Hmmmmmmmmmm........ Sounds like Paul Crown may have his sights set on a 2018 Scientific Submission Abstract for Chicago... What do you say Paul?

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 05:25:07 GMT

I have some other plates spinning that would probably be more spot on for that. I've been told recently that my writing style is difficult to read, but we'll see.