Mechlorethamine

  • Part D specialty tier in 80% of formularies (2026Q3)
  • VALCHLOR

Therapy management checklist

Screening, baseline and ongoing monitoring with the label's stated frequency, hold and discontinue criteria, and counseling points, each quoted from the FDA label.

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Storage and cold chain

Mechlorethamine: storage and handling

Refrigerate
Yes, as the label states
Label statement
Advise patients that refrigerated storage is required once dispensed.
Frozen storage
Stated
Label statement
Prior to dispensing, store in the freezer at -13°F to 5°F (-25°C to -15°C).
Freezing
Not addressed
Room temperature
up to 1 hour
Label statement
Patients should consult a pharmacist prior to using VALCHLOR that has been left at room temperature for longer than one hour per day.
Back into the refrigerator
Not addressed
Light
Not addressed
Shaking
Not addressed

Temperature excursion helper

Answers only from this label's storage statements. It does not judge whether a product is still usable beyond what the label states.

Beyond the room-temperature allowance the label states. The label does not state stability beyond it.

Entered: 1 day at up to 77°F (25°C).

Patients should consult a pharmacist prior to using VALCHLOR that has been left at room temperature for longer than one hour per day.
Unused product should be discarded after 90 days [ see How Supplied/Storage and Handling ( 16 ) ].
Unused VALCHLOR, empty tubes, and used application gloves should be discarded in household trash in a manner that prevents accidental application or ingestion by others, including children and pets.

Contact the manufacturer about this product; the label text ClinDose has does not print a phone number for it.

All storage statements on the label (8)
  • Prior to dispensing, store in the freezer at -13°F to 5°F (-25°C to -15°C).
  • Advise patients that refrigerated storage is required once dispensed.
  • Storage of VALCHLOR Store VALCHLOR refrigerated at temperatures between 36°F - 46°F (2°C - 8°C).
  • Patients should consult a pharmacist prior to using VALCHLOR that has been left at room temperature for longer than one hour per day.
  • Unused product should be discarded after 90 days [ see How Supplied/Storage and Handling ( 16 ) ].
  • With clean hands, replace tube in the original box, then place in the refrigerator.
  • Keep VALCHLOR in its original box out of the reach of children and avoid contact with food when storing in the refrigerator.
  • Unused VALCHLOR, empty tubes, and used application gloves should be discarded in household trash in a manner that prevents accidental application or ingestion by others, including children and pets.

FDA label version 12, effective November 20, 2024. DailyMed

Dosing and titration calendar

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Medicare Part D coverage

100%of plans list it
96%of those: prior authorization
0%step therapy
73%quantity limit
97%specialty tier

5,496 Part D plans, CMS formulary files 2026Q3. Look up tier, PA, step therapy and quantity limits by plan

Patient assistance

No manufacturer program page is listed for this drug yet.

Independent foundations and the full directory (checked 2026-11-06). Eligibility and amounts are set by each program; open its page for them.

For licensed clinicians. Use with clinical judgment. Statements are quoted from the FDA label; confirm against the label for the product you are using.