Hi everyone,
I have spent an inordinate amount of time searching while trying to find out
the following info and failed (including all kinds of Bayer sites, and
various combinations of search criteria). And I could not find any toll
free numbers for Bayer, and I have called my local pharmacies with no help
from the pharmacists either.
I would like to know the following about Bayer Multistix 10SG strips (for
urinary testing) before I order them on the Internet. Each bottle contains
100 test strips.
- What is the expiration date of the test strips *after* you have opened the
bottle. This is very important to me, since they are rather expensive, and
I don't think I would order them if it is less than 6 months, and naturally
keeping the bottle tightly closed immediately after getting a strip out.
- Does anyone have any idea what the unopened expiration dates are on a
bottle (e.g. two or three years from the date of manufacture, or what). If
I order on the Internet, I will not know what the unopened expiration date
is, but it would be more reassuring to know it might be well into the
future.
I would appreciate any info you have. Thanks...Pete
REP - 02 Nov 2005 09:33 GMT
> - Does anyone have any idea what the unopened expiration dates are on a
> bottle (e.g. two or three years from the date of manufacture, or what). If
> I order on the Internet, I will not know what the unopened expiration date
> is, but it would be more reassuring to know it might be well into the
> future.
The expiration date is marked on the box and on the container itself. As
long as the strips are handled properly, they will be good until the
expiration date.
As a side note, I ordered some Roche Chemstrip 7s that were expired when
they arrived. Long story short, I ended up having to use them, and the
results I got were the same my doctor's laboratory got.
One more thing: I found on Amazon a supplier of generic test strips that
are 100 for $10.00. The results from these strips are consistant with
results from my doctor's lab (I have a chronic/recurrent kidney
infection, so I test at home, and then the doctor does a UA and culture).

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