Maximum permisible temperature deviations for thermolabile medicines

Authors

  • R SILGADO Licenciada en Farmacia. Farmacéutico Residente de 3er año.
  • MJ JIMÉNEZ Licenciada en Farmacia. Farmacéutico Residente de 3er año
  • JM FERRARI Licenciado en Farmacia. Farmacéutico Adjunto.
  • A HERREROS DE TEJADA Doctor en Farmacia. Jefe de Servicio.

Keywords:

Freezing, Stability, Thermolabile medicines and Room Temperature

Abstract

Thermolabile medicines are especially susceptible to storage errors in both transportation and storage at pharmaciesand dispensing units in different clinical centres. The objective of this study was to produce a quick consultative tablethat gives information on stability times at room temperature and procedures when freezing of medicines occur, fordrugs included in hospital pharmacotherapeutic guides. The table was produced from information provided by manufacturinglaboratories.

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Published

2006-06-20

How to Cite

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SILGADO R, JIMÉNEZ M, FERRARI J, HERREROS DE TEJADA A. Maximum permisible temperature deviations for thermolabile medicines. Ars Pharm [Internet]. 2006 Jun. 20 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];47(2):173-8. Available from: https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/ars/article/view/5022

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 2 (2006)

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