According to the MHRA, many medicines should be stored below 25°C. Temperatures inside vehicles, bags, public transport and rooms with direct sunlight can exceed this threshold during warm weather.
Heat can break down active ingredients in pharmaceuticals. This degradation could reduce treatment effectiveness across tablets, inhalers, hormone patches, insulin and EpiPens
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@Snoro I have medicine that has to be below 25° and I have the air-conditioning in the room on 24/7 (in summer). Previously we had a long blackout and lost the medicine (including the refrigeratored medicine). Now I have a home battery so that shouldn't happen. Aircon and batteries are not cheap.
