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How long is a pierced bacteriostatic water vial good for?

Asked 27 May 2025Modified 14 months agoViewed 20k times
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I have a logging thermometer, a box of insulin syringes and no illusions about my worktop being sterile.

I want a method I can write down and repeat, not a rule of thumb.

I would rather over-engineer this than discover a problem later, within reason.

Which parts of this are load-bearing and which parts are habit?

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