Common Medicines That Need To Be Stored At Low Temperatures

Drug storage is one of the pharmacists’ most important responsibilities. Pharmaceutical products require controlled storage to prevent contamination and drug degradation. These products require proper environmental control, including proper temperature, ventilation, humidity, light, and sanitation, to ensure their effectiveness and potency aren’t compromised.

Additionally, the storage of pharmaceutical products is also one of the most important concerns in patient care. Factors like temperature, air quality, and humidity can have a significant impact on the final product, thereby impacting both the quality and saleability of the product batch.

Lab Refrigerators are widely used for pharmaceutical products that require cold storage and need to be carefully monitored to ensure that correct temperatures are maintained.

In this blog post, we have put together a list of common medicines that require refrigeration.

·       Unused insulin injections

·       All vaccines: Caverject, Humira, Botox, Epogen, Aranesp, DDAVP, Enbrel, Procrit, Neupogen, Sandostatin

·       Eye drops, for example, latanoprost (Xalatan?), cyclopentolate, chloramphenicol

·       Ear drops, for example, chloramphenicol

·       Cytotoxic Medication (e.g., methotrexate pre-filled syringes).

Not only should Cytotoxic drugs be stored in laboratory refrigerators, but they should be segregated from other stock and kept in a dedicated section.

·       Erythropoietin injections, for example: Recormon? and Eprex?

·       Filgrastim injections, for example, Neupogen?

·       Interferon injections like Pegasys?

·       Ritonavir capsules, for example, Norvir?

·       Calcitonin nasal sprays, for example, Miacalcic?

·       Pulmozyme Nebuliser solution

·       Phenergan Suppositories

Additionally, some medicinal preparations that are diluted or compounded in the healthcare facility also need to be refrigerated because they have shorter expiry dates. For example:

·       Mixtures such as spironolactone syrup and omeprazole suspension

·       Ear drops with sodium bicarbonate 5%

·       Eye drops with cyclosporine sodium chloride 3%

·       Oral suspension antibiotics compounded from powder, such as Amoxicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Amoxicillin w/ Clavulanic acid, for example, Augmentin ?

Note: This list is not exhaustive

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Biomedical Freezers And Refrigerators

Bio freezers are medical equipment used in hospitals, diagnostic centers, blood banks, educational institutions, pharmacies, and research laboratories. They are used to store a variety of biological samples such as vaccines, blood products, enzymes, flammable chemicals, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and ribonucleic acid (RBA). They provide optimal conditions for efficient storage of pharmaceutical products.

·       RNA and DNA samples need to be stored in -86°C freezers or in temperatures even lower than that

·       Blood and plasma products need to be stored in laboratory freezers with a temperature range between -30°C and -40°C.

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