I live in Tucson, AZ and from Mid May to Oct, we have triple digit temperatures. I live in a Mobile Home Park and we have metal mail boxes. Since I can’t see the boxes where my mail is placed, I have no idea when the mailman delivers. So, having had mail order, one 110 degree day, I picked up my mail about 4pm. It was HOT. So, when I got to my house, I put a thermometer into the bottle of pills and the temp inside was 150 degrees! No drug can withstand high temperatures, so, I have to go to my pharmacy several times a month to get my prescriptions!
That’s a great point! For people living in very hot places, this might not be a good solution.
In case you haven’t already, you might speak with your pharmacy to see if they can schedule the refills for one day (or at least coordinate as many Rx’s as possible) so you can reduce the number of trips you need to make to the pharmacy.
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Phyllis Denison
I live in Tucson, AZ and from Mid May to Oct, we have triple digit temperatures. I live in a Mobile Home Park and we have metal mail boxes. Since I can’t see the boxes where my mail is placed, I have no idea when the mailman delivers. So, having had mail order, one 110 degree day, I picked up my mail about 4pm. It was HOT. So, when I got to my house, I put a thermometer into the bottle of pills and the temp inside was 150 degrees! No drug can withstand high temperatures, so, I have to go to my pharmacy several times a month to get my prescriptions!
DailyCaring
That’s a great point! For people living in very hot places, this might not be a good solution.
In case you haven’t already, you might speak with your pharmacy to see if they can schedule the refills for one day (or at least coordinate as many Rx’s as possible) so you can reduce the number of trips you need to make to the pharmacy.