Commented on a discussion 9/16/2008 at 2:02 pm
The majority of Retail and Chain Store Pharmacies have very basic refrigerators and limited temperature monitoring. The drug manufacturers and wholesalers/distributors utilize temperature monitoring
...Read MoreThe majority of Retail and Chain Store Pharmacies have very basic refrigerators and limited temperature monitoring. The drug manufacturers and wholesalers/distributors utilize temperature monitoring, alerting and reporting yet that cold chain is broken when drugs reach the individual pharmacy level.
The importance of temperature monitoring is to ensure the proper strength prescription, vaccine, etc. has been stored properly and has the proper strength and dosge the manufacturer specified. Tainted or degraded medicines are most times unidentifiable and consumers consume prescriptions which can cause adverse effects or do not receive the full intended benefit of the drug.
States have very liberal regulations regarding temperature monitoring, but with more education and afforability, we hope to see systems installed in each and every pharmacy in the country. It is an affordable quality control process benefiting pharmacy companies and consumers.