Improper medicine storage at home significantly reduces drug effectiveness, a common yet overlooked issue. Heat, humidity, and light degrade medications faster than expiry dates suggest, compromising ...

Dr. Todd Ellerin, deputy chair of medicine at South Shore Health, discusses proper medication storage in extreme heat. Dr. Todd Ellerin, deputy chair of medicine at South Shore Health, discusses ...

Millions of people across the globe are feeling the health effects of another grueling summer heat wave. In record-setting temperatures like these, it pays to keep your medications in mind. Different ...

WHEN it comes to some medications, where and how you store them matters as they can quickly lose their potency if exposed to ...

Medical-grade refrigerators are important for storing medications and vaccines. Unlike household refrigerators, medical-grade units are fitted with more precise temperature controls, uniform cooling, ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices is calling on pharmacists and other healthcare practitioners to complete a survey on medication storage, according to an ISMP Medication Safety Alert!

Most medicine should be stored at room temperature and kept away from moisture. Aug. 16, 2011 -- If there is one place you shouldn't store your medication, it's the exact place where you probably are: ...

Most of us bring medicines home, tuck them into a bathroom cabinet or leave them on a kitchen shelf and never think twice about it. But the way you store your medicines can make the difference between ...