Ivermectin shelf life

[fenshae]

So I finally managed to track down some Ivermectin, yay! (no more olive oil baths!) When I got it I decanted it into a pill bottle and there it's stayed now that I'm done with the dosing round I got it for. How long can it stay stored like that?

 

[jorats]

Is that the horse paste wormer? I don't know how long it's good for once open.
But the oral ivermectin has a very long shelf life. I wonder if an equine forum might know the answer to the horse paste one.

 

[StaceyM]

The box should be stamped with an exp date, but not sure if that changes once decanted. Jorats is right, maybe a horse forum would know.

Typically any not used in one dose for a horse would be thrown away, or split with another. The whole herd should be done at the same time, so leftovers are not usually an issue.

 

[fenshae]

I'll check for the expiration date, I think I've still got the box someplace, but I don't know if it's the same once it's decanted, like you say. It's the kind that comes in a syringe tube, I think it's a single dose for a horse; it's enough to fill up about 2/3rds of a prescription bottle. Also, apple flavor! which the rats were less than impressed with actually lol.

It seems like a shame to dump it when there's so much left! But if it won't last....Yep, I should go scout that out with some horse people!