Hello
Following the closure of my nearest pharmacy I am now getting my insulin sent to me via Royal Mail. My first delivery was packed with a couple of clear plastic bags containing what I thought was frozen water to keep it cool.
The liquid inside the bag has now melted and I've discovered the liquid inside isn't just water, but water and some sort of polymer.
The melted liquid inside is viscous and I am reluctant to simply pour it down a sink or flush it down my toilet for fear it might block eventually said drains/toilets and also contaminate (our already contaminated) water systems.
The online pharmacy I get my insulins from via post suggests that it might be OK to pour "some" (whatever that actually means - the unfrozen gel is between roughly 350ml-500ml in liquid form) of the gel down the drain or down a toilet.
I found the website of a UK manufacturer/distributor/seller of coolant gel packaging which is used to transport goods "business to business" that need to be kept within temperature limits. I don't know if this particular manufacturer/seller makes the packaging my online pharmacist uses. However, the manufacturer/seller's website indicates that the gel in their packaging should not be pored down a drain or flushed down the toilet.
I've asked my local council about the safest and most environmentally friendly way to dispose of the gel, and am still waiting to receive an answer from them (I phoned them initially and they didn't have an answer for me).
Does anyone else receive fridge-cooled medicines in the mail packed in identical/similar packaging? If so, would really appreciate knowing how you manage to dispose of the unfrozen packaging gel.
Many thanks.
Following the closure of my nearest pharmacy I am now getting my insulin sent to me via Royal Mail. My first delivery was packed with a couple of clear plastic bags containing what I thought was frozen water to keep it cool.
The liquid inside the bag has now melted and I've discovered the liquid inside isn't just water, but water and some sort of polymer.
The melted liquid inside is viscous and I am reluctant to simply pour it down a sink or flush it down my toilet for fear it might block eventually said drains/toilets and also contaminate (our already contaminated) water systems.
The online pharmacy I get my insulins from via post suggests that it might be OK to pour "some" (whatever that actually means - the unfrozen gel is between roughly 350ml-500ml in liquid form) of the gel down the drain or down a toilet.
I found the website of a UK manufacturer/distributor/seller of coolant gel packaging which is used to transport goods "business to business" that need to be kept within temperature limits. I don't know if this particular manufacturer/seller makes the packaging my online pharmacist uses. However, the manufacturer/seller's website indicates that the gel in their packaging should not be pored down a drain or flushed down the toilet.
I've asked my local council about the safest and most environmentally friendly way to dispose of the gel, and am still waiting to receive an answer from them (I phoned them initially and they didn't have an answer for me).
Does anyone else receive fridge-cooled medicines in the mail packed in identical/similar packaging? If so, would really appreciate knowing how you manage to dispose of the unfrozen packaging gel.
Many thanks.