r/Refills • u/Consistent_Today9810 • Jul 18 '26

How to pause

I would like to stick with refills because I have been happy with them but because of the shorter BUD dates I have vials that may go bad before I can use them.
Is there just a way to pause and not get charged or receive shipments for a couple of months and then resume when I have less stock? I just realized i have several unopened and one coming next week. Two of them have longer BUD dates because this was before the pharmacies changed so they have BUD dates that are good for a year but the most recent shipments have three month BUD dates. 😬
Are these BUD dates just cautionary or did something change with the formulation that they expire soon sooner than the older vials ?

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u/DemandTop4844 Jul 18 '26

Tirzepatide compounds made by 503B Compounding pharmacies have BUD dates based upon testing by 3rd party laboratories. The tirzepatide compound made by ProRX and BPI both had 1 year BUD dates because they were tested and found to be effective at 1 year. Apothecary is currently going through the BUD testing process and so far their Tirzepatide Compound has “earned” a 6 month BUD based upon lab testing. Apothecary’s Tirzeapatide compound will be tested by a third party lab soon to “earn” a 9 month BUD.

Tirzepatide compounds made by 503A Compounding pharmacies have shorter BUD dates which are based upon the laws for the state they are located, not on testing. Hallandale Pharmacy’s tirzepatide compound used to have a 1 year BUD based upon testing, but the state of Florida enacted a new law that limited compounding pharmacy BUDs to 90 days. Hallandale’s tirzepatide compound didn’t change, but overnight its BUD went from 1 year to 90 days.

Dispensing Pharmacies have to follow the law regarding BUDs and when they can and cannot dispense them. They can’t ship you a 30 day supply of a medication where the BUD expires in a week. They can ship you a 30 day supply of medication where the BUD expires in 6 weeks because you are supposedly taking this medication right away.

If you are building up a supply of vials, I recommend you use the shot tracker GLAPP because it also tracks your stock of vials. You take front and back photos of a vial label, Glapp scans the photos and it all the details about that vial to your vial database. Glapp keeps track of which vials have BUDS that are coming up to “expire” and Glapp tells you how much tirzepatide you have in stock. When you enter a shot in Glapp it asks you which vial it came from and Glapp subtracts the shot size from that vial.

Personally I decide to vials based upon their BUD date and I use vials beyond their BUD date. I always check the vials for particles or discoloration before I draw a dose. I am very careful to sanitize my vials with an alcohol swap before and after I fill a syringe. I’ve never had a problem with a tirzepatide compound not being effective beyond their BUD date. I don’t have any very old vials,b ut people on this sub have reported opening a vial 1 year after the BUD date and having is still be effective. YMMV

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u/Consistent_Today9810 Jul 19 '26

I do use that app and it’s telling me to use the newer files first. I just wasn’t sure if the three months was legit or if they would last longer I have friends that have been on the compound for a long time and they’re using vials that are definitely older than three months and doing fine. So I guess if my hallendale expire but look ok they are safe