Keep in a cool place: exposure of medicines to high temperatures in general practice during a British heatwave

AUTOR(ES)

Crichton, Brian

FONTE

The Royal Society of Medicine

RESUMO

Exposure of medicines to high temperatures in storage or in transit could reduce their efficacy, and most licences specify storage at 25°C or less. To assess whether this criterion was being met, maximum temperatures in a general practice drug cupboard and in drug bags placed in car boots were recorded for two weeks during a British heatwave (average peak daily ambient temperature 26°C). Also, ten neighbouring dispensing pharmacies were questioned about their temperature-control policies.

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