There are many mistakes in the daily storage of drugs. How many have you got?

[China Pharmaceutical network health care] People's demand for drugs is increasing, and with the popularization of medical knowledge and the improvement of drug quality, the phenomenon of drug abuse and wrong use is decreasing The state and the government are also recycling drugs through a series of policies and relevant measures to avoid environmental pollution However, although there have been some progress in medication errors and drug recovery, there are still some errors in the storage of drugs Incorrect storage will affect the stability and effectiveness of drugs, accelerate the deterioration of drugs and reduce the efficacy For this reason, the author sorted out several misunderstandings, hoping that we can avoid them and store drugs correctly Refrigerators store drugs in different ways when they are stored in quality guarantee boxes or storage boxes Generally speaking, there is a description of "storage" in the outer packaging or instructions of drugs People can correctly store drugs according to this description I have learned that many people store drugs that have been opened or have not been opened in the refrigerator In response to this phenomenon, relevant experts said that not all drugs can be placed in the refrigerator, and need to be stored according to the actual situation "Cold storage" refers to the freezer between 2 ℃ and 8 ℃, which is usually used for household refrigerators For example, insulin for injection for diabetics should be stored in the environment of 4 ℃ when unpacking or not But "cool" is different, mainly refers to no more than 20 degrees Celsius, "normal temperature" refers to between 10 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius If the medicine suitable for normal temperature storage is also put in the refrigerator, the efficacy will be affected There are many kinds of drugs stacked together, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, internal medicine, external medicine, adult medicine and children's medicine In daily life, when people store drugs, they need to be classified and stored, which can not be stacked together If children take adult medicine by mistake, it is likely to bring serious consequences Take external medicine and internal medicine for example For example, the external medicine camphor calamine lotion looks like a strawberry flavor suspension If you are not careful, it is likely to cause misuse Liu Bin, deputy director of the Pharmaceutical Department of the children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, also said, "a mistake in many families' drug storage is that it is easy to put external drugs and internal drugs together, and adult drugs and children's drugs together, which is actually unscientific." As long as within the validity period, drugs can be taken to unpack After exposure to the air, they can no longer adapt to the environment And many drugs are more fragile than you think, such as eyedrops, ointments and so on It is reported that after opening the oral solution, according to the product, the shelf life is between one week and four weeks Eye preparation, liniment, coating agent, etc can be used for 4 weeks after use Once some drugs are opened, they are easy to be polluted in the process of storage and use, which will bring adverse effects to patients Therefore, the government and related enterprises should also make strict regulations on the use period of these drugs after they are opened to avoid tragedy It is more convenient and safer to pack medicine in boxes than in the original packaging Many people think that there is a misunderstanding about the convenience and safety of packing medicine in boxes Some people like to pack medicine in boxes for several days or even for a course of treatment In fact, this practice is not scientific On the one hand, the quality of drug boxes is uneven, and even some of them are not strictly approved, tested and disinfected, so they are not suitable for direct storage of drugs; on the other hand, discarding the original packaging may affect the stability and efficacy of drugs, mix different drugs together, and they are easy to cross taste or even react with each other The doctor suggested that the medicine should be stored in the original packaging If the patient really wants to put it in the medicine box, it can be put in the box together with the outer shell In addition, the doctor also reminded that the medicine in the medicine box should be marked with the expiry date, usage and dosage, so as to prevent taking the overdue medicine by mistake The medicine is placed in the room at will, no matter the sunlight, no matter the humidity, anything has the shelf life, the medicine is even more so Some people like to pile up medicine at will, no matter the sunshine or the humidity of the air This will increase the loss of efficacy Who recommends that people can store drugs in an environment with a relative humidity of less than 60% and store them in a sealed container, with the bottle cap tightened after each use In addition, some drugs have been stored under the clear condition of avoiding light At this time, patients need to pay special attention not to put the drugs on the windowsill and other places with direct sunlight Dampness is also one of the factors that cause the deterioration of drugs It is suggested that you can prepare a family medicine box, and reasonably store commonly used drugs, health care drugs and first-aid drugs, so as to establish a family health file.