Rookie mistake

When that occurs I just grab a clean hundred-dollar bill from its packaging and wipe the spill right off the table. Problem solved.

I cannot recall the exact poster but a couple months back someone mentioned spilling a peptide and then licking it off the counter without thinking. I almost did the same thing.

Lick it or snort it, it all ends up in the same spot anyway.

Do you reuse that same filter for every vial in one session or across different sessions? If across sessions how do you keep it clean between uses? I received some free non-PES filters and started using them for venting but never considered reusing them. Thanks for the tip and sorry about the spill.

Only for air, never for liquid. I clean it with alcohol and put it back in the original packaging. I swap the needle for each new vial. Indoor air has very few bacteria but some fungal spores, and the air conditioner is running, so the extra step seems worth it while filters are still available. For pen cartridges I use an insulin syringe body with the plunger removed. Mostly air escapes and there is no negative pressure in these cartridges so the chance of contamination is low.

I agree it is overkill to use a filter on the vent. If anything, pushing ambient air into a vial with a syringe seems riskier than letting air escape through a vent. I only wipe the vial tops with alcohol and clean the work surface; I do not bother disinfecting everything else.

I use a stainless dental tray as the surface. Spray it with 70 percent alcohol, let it sit, then spread it around and let it dry. I wipe the outside of the vials because they have been handled a lot. Syringes, needles and filters just get peeled open and dropped onto the tray. The whole process feels much quicker now than the first few times.

It all comes down to having a system. Everyone starts as a beginner, reads the rules, then learns what they really mean after actually doing it. A few mistakes are just part of learning.

A new user claimed that method was the best way. I tried explaining it was wrong but they kept insisting so they joined the ignore list. Just yesterday I reconstituted two different Reta vials and needed a vent because the 3 ml syringes kept pushing back and I did not want to force them.