17 Aug Keeping Medication Safe And Cool When You’re Away From Home
Some medications only work properly if they stay inside a set temperature range, and that range is narrower than most people assume. Insulin, other injectables, certain eye drops and some liquid antibiotics need refrigeration, while most tablets and capsules are labeled for controlled room temperature. Heat pushes both groups out of range faster than it feels like it should, and a bag left in a warm car can manage it inside an hour.
Heat damage rarely announces itself, which is the part that catches people out. A tablet can look perfectly normal and still have lost potency, so the aim is to keep everything inside its range rather than judge it afterward. How much effort that takes depends on the length of the trip and whether there's refrigeration once you arrive.
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