Traveling with chronic diseases like diabetes can be stressful, especially when your treatment depends on refrigerated and temperature-sensitive medications like Mounjaro or insulin.
Whether for a day trip, a week holiday, or a year around the globe, planning and packing your medicines and medical supplies must be well thought out to ensure they get to your destination without any issue.
Depending on the length of your trip, your destination (national or international), and your transportation means (airplane, car, boat, train), there are some precautions to take and documents to prepare to travel with Mounjaro injections.
Related article: Does Mounjaro need to be refrigerated? How to store your pens correctly?
Mounjaro Travel Cases
The temperature is the first and most important thing to consider before traveling with Mounjaro pens.As you know, Tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro, is a biological drug that must be refrigerated to stay effective.
According to Eli Lilly, Mounjaro’s manufacturer, your pens can only stay out of the fridge for 21 days, and when they do, they still need to be protected from high heat.
Exposure to temperatures above 30°C, even briefly, could spoil the medicine inside your pen and make it lose part or all of its potency.
These temperature restrictions imply extra care when traveling with Mounjaro, especially in two kinds of scenarios:
- You’re traveling for more than 21 days. In that case, you must keep your pens constantly refrigerated between 2°C and 8°C.
- You're traveling for less than 21 days, but the outside temperature may get higher than 30°C. In that case, you must protect your pens from the heat and ensure they stay at room temperature.
Fortunately, we’ve got you covered. Keeping medications cool while you're traveling is our job! We’ve designed the most convenient and performant medical-grade travel coolers. Here are our best travel cases for Mounjaro pens:
The Nomad Medical Travel Coolers Keep Mounjaro Refrigerated
4AllFamily's Big Nomad Travel Cooler - Carry up to 3 Mounjaro Pens!
Keeping medicines refrigerated while traveling isn't such an easy thing. We've been there, and we know about dripping ice coolers, unreliable temperatures, and lost medications.
Our Nomad cooling bottle can keep Mounjaro pens at fridge temperature between 2°C and 8°C for up to 30 hours with an outside temperature of 40°C. It works with biogel freeze packs and doesn’t require electricity, making a small, lightweight cooler, easy to carry around wherever you go.
If you need to carry higher volumes or refrigerate your pens longer, check out our Voyager and Explorer models. They act like real mini-fridges and offer higher performances when plugged into any USB power source (car cigarette lighter, portable solar panel, power bank, etc.).
The Companion Insulated Travel Bag Keeps Mounjaro at Room Temperature
Now, if you only need to protect your pens from the outside heat and ensure they don’t get exposed to temperatures above 30°C while traveling, our Companion Cooling Bag is made for you!
It’s a soft insulated cooling case that works with Biogel ice packs (included) and keeps your Mounjaro pens at a safe temperature below 26°C.
We’re always coming up with new innovative coolers for medications, including our newest and best-selling cooling pouches for medications. Don't hesitate to browse our catalog or contact our support team. We're here to help you choose the product that best suits your personal needs.
More Tips to Keep Mounjaro Cool while Traveling
- Always keep your Mounjaro pens in the shade.
- Avoid direct sunlight.
- Use a thermometer to keep track of temperatures.
- Never leave your injections in the car.
- Do not place your medicine near a heat source (fireplace, stove, barbecue, hot plate, oven, burner, etc.)
- Only take your medicine out if you have no other choice.
- Leave your pens at home if you go to a sunny place like the beach.
- Keep track of the expiration date, and never use a Mounjaro pen that's been out of the fridge for more than 21 days or exposed to high temperatures even briefly.
Related article: How to Inject Mounjaro and Use the Injector Pen Correctly?
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Flying with Mounjaro
Many of you are wondering if you can take Mounjaro on a plane. Yes, you can!When flying with Mounjaro, always pack your injection pens in your carry-on bag. Never leave them in the checked luggage, as the hazardous temperature and atmospheric conditions could damage your medicine.
You can download a diabetes travel letter. It's no obligation, but it may help speed up and smooth the airport security screening process.
When flying outside Canada to international destinations with medications like Mounjaro, you might be required to show the following documentation:
- A doctor’s letter
- Your medical prescriptions
- A document from your pharmacy
- The original containers and labels of the medicine
- Proof of medical insurance
Inquire with the embassy or local representatives or your destination country before departure.
