"Chemistry" - a capricious thing: as soon as the conditions change the storage of the drug, once there is an adverse reaction. How to store medicines in the hot season - please check with our material.
In each bottle of medicine is possible to read the fine print, which says how the medicine should be stored - namely, at room temperature. It is not necessary to store them outside the range of room temperature - 20-25 degrees Celsius.
If you store the medicine above 30 degrees or below 10, it loses its effectiveness in the treatment.
The most sensitive drugs:
- hormones;
- antibiotics;
- drug which is composed of bacterial cultures.
How to store medicines in summer: check your medicine cabinet! / istockphoto.com
In addition to high temperature, most of the drugs deteriorate in contact with direct sunlight. If the medicine is to stand in a hot day on the window sill, you can safely throw away, because you use it does not bring.
How to protect the drug from the heat
To preserve all the properties of the drug, you must strictly adhere to the instructions, in particular the requirements regarding the storage of the drug. Before you buy a drug, carefully inspect the packaging of the drug - they should not be damaged.
And do not forget to regularly check the medication to change the shape or color.
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