Shelf life of unopened Lantus pens?

[pandabur]

I have an opportunity to get more Lantus pens. they are unopened and expire in 2016. Should I get them? They're free, from the manpanion's mom, who doesn't need insulin any longer. However, they will need to be transported in a car for eight hours. He would keep them in the trunk while he drives, and they would stay pretty cold. But obviously not refrigeration cold, I imagine. Outside temperature would be about 50° while he drove. What do you guys think? I just got my order of five pens today in the mail from Mark's pharmacy. And I bet I won't go through them for six months.

Amanda

 

[MommaOfMuse]

Grab them!! Any chance he has an insulated cooler for some sort? Even a heavy card board mailing box free from the post office would work. Have him wrap the pens in a couple layers of paper towels. Pack the wrapped pens in the box/cooler with a couple sandwich baggies full of ice cubes. They should get there nice and cool

Then just use the ones that are going to expire the soonest first

Mel and The Fur Gang

 

[pandabur]

Cool, will do! thanks!