how do you store your medicine in saudi heat?

Last activity 30 January 2013 by meem0

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muslima1Active member22 January 2013 05:40:37

Hello everyone,all medicines should be stored in cool place below 30, 25, 17 degrees Celsius. how do you store yours in saudi heat? when I moved here I brought some medicine from backhome and not sure can I still use them,because I just kept them in the room where I used ac only throuhgt the night ? and how about in the future summer is comming ,what do u suggest?

meem0Active member26 January 2013 18:34:31

I haven't had an issue with this but I've seen other people store their meds in the fridge, or in the bathroom in a medicine cabinet or just a shelf or something. I guess they choose bathroom since bathrooms here are tiled all the way to the ceiling so it would be cooler than other rooms.

Maybe ask your doctor for advice?

AlliecatViP26 January 2013 18:52:43

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meem0 wrote:
I haven't had an issue with this but I've seen other people store their meds in the fridge, or in the bathroom in a medicine cabinet or just a shelf or something. I guess they choose bathroom since bathrooms here are tiled all the way to the ceiling so it would be cooler than other rooms.

Maybe ask your doctor for advice?

But it's really WEIRD that people do that--that there are 'medicine cabinets' in the bathrooms--since meds always say 'store in a cool dry place.' The humidity in a bathroom due to baths/showers is the opposite of dry!

FallstreakActive member28 January 2013 10:52:26

I'd suggest choosing a room where you'll most likely be having the AC on most of the time, you should be fine as long as the room is cool, whether it's summer or not.

tami tamarisNew member28 January 2013 17:30:00

in the fridge allways

meem0Active member30 January 2013 07:02:45

Alliecat wrote:
The humidity in a bathroom due to baths/showers is the opposite of dry!

hmm...never thought of that actually Good point

The fridge sounds like the best option then..unless they're medicines you cant store in a normal fridge.

- actually, if they're really important you could buy them temp. control fridges, the special ones they use at doctor clinics

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