Storage of the Medication

Storage of the medication is important since it will directly will affect the effectiveness of the medication. Medication can be useless if you store in wrong place and wrong temperature.

Example is that Insulin will completely loss it effect as anti diabetic agent if we kept in a hot temperature. It is due to the molecule will break into parts which is useless to our body as lowering our sugar in our body.

Here some tips to Keep common medication

• Avoid expose direct to the sunlight. Keep in a dry place with room temperature
• Avoid keep the medication in shower. Moisture in bath room might make the medication spoiled.
• Keep in a place where children hard to reach.
• Medication which only use application only need to separate storage with the medication for inner usage
• Avoid store the medication in different medication container. Better keep in original container to prevent contamination or confusion of the medication
• Medication which need store in low temperature (refrigerator) only allowed put in the cooler. Need to avoid putting it at the freezer.
• Medication which store in the fridge need to be separated from the food to prevent toxicity
• Expired date of the medication need to be observed every time take any medication. (Usually the oral medication can store from 2 years from the manufacturing date)
• Drug which need to be exposed or unused medication and expired drug can flush into toilet bowl. The safest way is return it to the pharmacy department where professional pharmacist will help you for the unused medication.
• Most importantly please follow the storage instruction according the medication leaflets