LittleLab4CF
Super Moderator
I opened the link for vial crimpers offered by 2005CFmom and if the twist-off method works for Cayston, this tool grips the cap around the "band" of the metal cap just for splitting and twisting off the cap cover. Vial tops are standard, but considering this cap cuts, it might be wise to measure the cap beforehand.
I have come to realize many of our special needs are being accommodated by packaging small amounts of drugs and such. Larger than a compounding pharmacy (should be), but nothing on the scale of popular pharmaceuticals, a mid-sized production line needed to be concocted. If I were to guess why Cayston has a crappy over seal, may be the machine doing it is an older model, possibly reconditioned and repurposed. We design this type of equipment for a 25 year life typically.
All need happen is an immunosuppressed patient contract a severe cut infection... Keeping in mind we now are warned that coffee is hot, I can't see why this problem persists unless they simply can't provide the product without raising costs substantially. A single capping unit could exceed the cost of the drug currently being produced. And Cayston was developed in conjunction with the CFF. I didn't look to see who Gilead is having make Cayston. A ten billion dollar public corporation, Gilead has the resources to make the most perfect containers for anything they want. It sucks, but my guess is nobody needing Cayston is ultimately refused.
It is a good idea to wear latex or nitrile gloves when handling the bottle anyway. Even if you have to double glove to prevent the sharp metal burr from penetrating and cutting, it's worth it. Hardware stores sell heavy duty gloves, less than dish gloves and more than tough surgical gloves.
This type of medicine usually isn't in layperson's hands. Ask your doctor for a tool to open Cayston. She/he will either have them or be able to tell you where to get one. They really aren't intended to be opened with fingers
LL
I have come to realize many of our special needs are being accommodated by packaging small amounts of drugs and such. Larger than a compounding pharmacy (should be), but nothing on the scale of popular pharmaceuticals, a mid-sized production line needed to be concocted. If I were to guess why Cayston has a crappy over seal, may be the machine doing it is an older model, possibly reconditioned and repurposed. We design this type of equipment for a 25 year life typically.
All need happen is an immunosuppressed patient contract a severe cut infection... Keeping in mind we now are warned that coffee is hot, I can't see why this problem persists unless they simply can't provide the product without raising costs substantially. A single capping unit could exceed the cost of the drug currently being produced. And Cayston was developed in conjunction with the CFF. I didn't look to see who Gilead is having make Cayston. A ten billion dollar public corporation, Gilead has the resources to make the most perfect containers for anything they want. It sucks, but my guess is nobody needing Cayston is ultimately refused.
It is a good idea to wear latex or nitrile gloves when handling the bottle anyway. Even if you have to double glove to prevent the sharp metal burr from penetrating and cutting, it's worth it. Hardware stores sell heavy duty gloves, less than dish gloves and more than tough surgical gloves.
This type of medicine usually isn't in layperson's hands. Ask your doctor for a tool to open Cayston. She/he will either have them or be able to tell you where to get one. They really aren't intended to be opened with fingers
LL
