Tips for setting temperature and humidity in pharmacy shade cabinets

First, the role of the cool cabinet

Pharmacy cooler is mainly used to store some of the need for refrigeration, frozen drugs, because these drugs have higher temperature requirements, need to be maintained at a certain temperature and humidity conditions in order to ensure its efficacy and quality. At the same time, the cool cabinet can also prevent light and odor affecting the quality of drugs.

Second, the reasonable setting of temperature and humidity

1. Temperature setting

The temperature setting of the cool cabinet mainly depends on the storage requirements of the drugs. Generally speaking, the temperature requirements of medicines are divided into three types: low temperature, refrigerated and shade. Low temperature needs to be below -20℃, refrigerated is generally between 2℃-8℃, and shade needs to be controlled between 15℃-25℃.

2. Humidity setting

A certain level of humidity needs to be maintained when storing medicines, otherwise the quality of the medicines may be affected. Generally speaking, drugs need to maintain a relative humidity of 55% -70% to ensure its quality.

Third, the shady cabinet temperature and humidity settings of the notes

1. Regular check

Cool cabinet temperature and humidity settings need to be checked regularly, especially in summer and winter, the temperature and humidity changes are relatively large, need to pay more attention. Regular checks can ensure that the internal environment of the cool cabinet meets the standard.

2. Avoid frost

Once there is frost in the cooler, it is easy to affect the stored medicines. If you find frost inside the cool cabinet, you need to deal with it in a timely manner. Treatment is usually: close the cool cabinet, open the cabinet door, the drugs will be temporarily removed from the storage, and will open the cabinet door for a period of time, to be cool cabinet internal temperature rises, and then put the drugs back into the cool cabinet.

3. Storage is arranged according to requirements

Drugs in the cool cabinet storage location also need to be placed in accordance with the requirements to avoid temperature differences lead to the deterioration of some drugs, affecting the quality of other drugs. Generally speaking, low-temperature medicines should be stored at the top of the cooler, while high-temperature medicines should be placed at the bottom.