Why do medicines need to be refrigerated in medical refrigerators
When it comes to refrigerators, the first thing everyone thinks of is household refrigerators, or those used in food stores or restaurants. The understanding of the medical refrigerator is that both are the same, but the place of use is different.
In fact, the editor thought the same way when he first came into contact with this product category. However, as the understanding of medical refrigerators gradually deepened, it was found that the difference between the two is still very large.
So why do medicines need to be refrigerated in a medical refrigerator? What kind of medicines need special refrigeration? As a pharmacy, what kind of medical preservation refrigerators should be purchased? Today I will explain to you one by one.
First of all, with the maturity of modern technology, the ingredients of many medicines are not as single as in the past, and the temperature requirements for checking the ingredients of medicines are relatively high. If they cannot be placed at the appropriate temperature as required, the ingredients of the medicines will degrade or It deteriorates, or reduces its own efficacy, which in turn leads to a decrease in the overall efficacy of the drug.
For some protein-based drugs, because of their own substances, they cannot be stored at room temperature and need to be stored at a specific temperature, that is, in an environment that is neither cold nor overheated. After all, protein will solidify when it is too cold, but it will easily deteriorate if the temperature is too high.
Biological medicines are more susceptible to the influence of external environmental temperature due to their low material stability, which leads to changes in internal substances. Therefore, biological medicines also need to be refrigerated.
Secondly, let's talk about what kind of medical refrigerator is more suitable as a pharmacy. Generally, a pharmacy with a normal size door face can purchase a 2-8°C vertical double-door medicine refrigerator. Because the medicines sold in the pharmacy are daily medicines, the temperature requirements are not so high.
