Travelling with prefilled syringes and vials of medicine requires careful planning, especially because most of these drugs are fragile and sensitive to temperature changes.
Whether you're on a quick business trip or an extended holiday, a good syringe travel case is essential to transport your injections securely and conveniently.
Let's explore the advantages of syringe carry cases, the different types available, and how to choose the one that best suits your needs.
- Why use a syringe travel case?
- How to choose an efficient and convenient one?
- The best syringe travel cases to keep medicine cool or refrigerated
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Why Use a Syringe Travel Case?
Most injectable medications, like insulin and biological medicines, are temperature-sensitive and must be kept either refrigerated or protected from excessive heat, typically below 25°C.
Using a syringe travel case isn't just a matter of convenience; it's crucial for maintaining the effectiveness and safety of your injections. When not stored at the recommended temperatures, your prefilled syringes or vials of medicine can quickly go bad.
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How to Choose a Great Carrying Case for Your Syringes
There are plenty of syringe travel cases available in the UK. But not all are equals! So, when choosing the right carrying case or cooler for your prefilled syringes, focusing on a few key criteria can help make the best choice:
- Temperature Control: Do you need a carry case that protect your syringes from the heat at room temperature below 25°C, or one that can keep your syringes refrigerated between 2-8°C?
- Storage Capacity: Consider how many prefilled syringes or vials of medicine you need to carry for the entire length of your trip. This will determine the size and storage capacity of the syringe travel case you need.
- Hard-Shell Cases or Soft Insulated Bags: Hard-shell cases offer more protection against physical damage, while soft cases might be lighter and more compact.
- Approved for Air Travel: If you're flying, ensure your syringe carrying case is approved for air travel to avoid any hassles at security checkpoints.
- Additional Features: Think about other features that might be important for you, like a temperature display screen, waterproofing, lockability, or additional storage pockets for example.
Related article: Essential Guide to Traveling with Refrigerated Medications.
Travel Cases to Keep Your Syringes Cool Below 25°C
Most injections can stay at room temperature for several days to weeks once opened. However, they must always be protected from excessive heat, typically staying below 25°C and sometimes up to 30°C.
Even brief exposure to temperatures above these thresholds can compromise the safety and effectiveness of the medicine contained in your prefilled syringes and vials.
If you're living in or travelling to hot climates, especially where temperatures may exceed these limits, transporting your prefilled syringes or medicine vials in a travel cooler is essential. These specialised cases are designed to provide a stable environment, preventing your medications from becoming overheated.
Our best travel cases to keep your syringes cool below 25°C include:
The Chiller Travel Pouch Coolers
The Chillers are our newest medical cooling cases. These tiny cooling pouches work without ice or electricity. All you need to make your Chiller work is water, so they're perfect for any travel situations, even in the most remote places.
These medical cooling bags keep your syringes cool within a safe room temperature range of 18°C-26°C for at least 45 hours, even in scorching summer temperatures as high as 38°C!
Available in different sizes, you can carry from 1 to 5 prefilled syringes or numerous vials of your medicine.
The Companion Medical Cool Bag
For those who need to carry more syringes or vials of medicine at room temperature, the Companion Medical Cooling Bag offers ample storage space. It works with high-performance biogel cold packs that you must pre-freeze before use.
This syringe travel case cooler keeps your syringes and vials cool below 26°C for 14 hours when the outside temperature is 30°C or 10 hours when it's 40°C.
The Rambler Small Syringe Travel Case Cooler
The Rambler compact syringe carrying case cooler is very lightweight and even fits into your purse! It's ideal for carrying one prefilled syringe during hot summer days, daily activities, school trips, etc.
It works with a pre-frozen biogel cooling pack, and keeps insulin or any medicine cool and protected from the heat below 26°C for up to 16 hours when the ambient temperature is 30°C or 12 hours if it's 40°C.
Refrigerated Syringe Travel Cases
Now, if the medicine contained in your prefilled syringes or vials needs to stay refrigerated between 2°C-8°C, you'll need a high-performance refrigerated travel case. These cooling cases use advanced technologies to maintain fridge-like temperature while you're travelling. Our best refrigerated syringe travel cases include:
The Voyager Mini Travel Fridge for Medicines
The Voyager is a medical-grade refrigerated travel case that operates with either cold packs for a no-electricity-needed cooling solution or via USB power. It features advanced temperature control, including an integrated thermostat, with auto shut-off safety and a temperature display screen that shows you the inside temperature at any moment.
When used with cold packs (no electricity), this travel case keeps your syringes refrigerated between 2-8°C for 33 hours and cool below 26°C for 52 hours. When used with USB power, it keeps your syringes refrigerated for unlimited time with an outside temperature of 35°C.
You can carry numerous prefilled syringes and vials of medicine.
The Explorer Medical Travel Case
The Explorer features three innovative cooling methods in one single travel case! You can used it with USB power like a car's cigarette lighter, USB solar panel, portable power bank, or AC household power.
For non-electric cooling, switch the lid and use the biogel cold packs to keep your syringes cool. Or combine both the USB lid and biogel packs for extended cooling!
It can keep prefilled syringes and vials of medicine refrigerated between 2-8°C for up to 52 hours and cool below 26°C for 72 hours.
The Explorer offers ample storage space to carry numerous syringes.
The Nomad Syringe Travel Cooling Cases
The Nomad travel cases for syringes are a more compact option and work without the need for electricity. These cooling bottles are equipped with a robust built-in insulation layer and include high-performance biogel cold packs.
You can keep your syringes and vials of medicine at fridge temperatures between 2°C to 8°C for up to 33 hours and below 26°C for up to 52 hours!
All our syringe travel cases and medical coolers are approved for air travel within the UK, EU, and beyond, so you can bring your medicine on the plane.
They're compatible with most syringes and injection devices used for most injectable medications, including all types and brands of insulin, Ozempic, Wegovy, Semaglutide, Mounjaro, Tirzepatide, Trulicity, Victoza, Saxenda, Enbrel, Actemra, Humira, EpiPens, Epinephrine, Rituxan, Remsima, Omnitrope, Growth hormones, Xolair, Prolia, Gemfracm Hyrimoz, Stelara, Entyvio, Sogroya, Zarxio, Praluent, Repatha, Leqvio, Pegylated Interferon, Aimovig, Emgality, Ajovy, Gonal-F, Amgevita, Remicade, Renflexis, Inflectra, Benepali, Xgeva, Terrosa, Purego, Follistim, Lanadelumab, Gvoke Hypopens, Glucagon, Bydureon Bcise, Nucala, Hadlima, Hulio, Erelzi, Benlysta, Caverject, Sondelbay, Dupixent, Latanoprost, eye drops, Fasenra, Cosentyx, Orencia, Kevzara, Adalimumab, Forteo, Taltz, Avonex, Kesimpta, Simponi, Cimzia, Idacio, Skyrizi, Tremfya, etc.
If your injection is not on the list and you have doubt whether our syringe travel cases are suitable for your needs, don't hesitate to contact us for personalised guidance.
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