Do you keep your pills in the fridge?

[whiteoaks7]

I recently had to take a course of antibiotics in Greece a packet of which I'd had on board for six months or so. When they did nothing I finally read the instructions which told me to keep them below 25C. Luckily in Greece I could buy more of the same in the pharmacy and this time I kept them in the fridge. So I checked all the other stuff we carry and every pill and potion we had required storage below 25C. So... do you all know about this and do you store your pills in the fridge?

 

[TQA]

Yup sure do.

 

[duncan99210]

No. My stock seems to work just fine despite being stored at ambient temps. However, most of my pills are either pain management or anti gout pills which are pretty stable and turned over regularly, no sitting round for several months/years.

 

[Carmel2]

No, but tar for the tip.

 

[Denek]

I would be careful buying antibiotics over the counter, my wife did so in Cyprus and ended up with hepatitis caused, the doctor told us by these pills. She was in a bad way for a while too.

 

[KellysEye]

We had a whole range of drugs for long distance sailing and didn't keep them in the fridge, I used one that was five years old.

 

[Monique]

I keep the GF's birth control pills in the fridge. Cannot be too careful with these

 

[sailaboutvic]

I keep the GF's birth control pills in the fridge. Cannot be too careful with these

And there me thinking you believe in keeping you toes cross .

 

[ITH]

Given the high ambient temperatures encountered in Mediterranean waters, getting suppositories to end up 'where they should' is one good reason for keeping them in the fridge.

 

[whiteoaks7]

I keep the GF's birth control pills in the fridge. Cannot be too careful with these

Won't that make her frigid?

 

[Heckler]

Given the high ambient temperatures encountered in Mediterranean waters, getting suppositories to end up 'where they should' is one good reason for keeping them in the fridge.

Tell me about it!
S

 

[Flica]

I have too many pills, for I have to take 16/day, and enough for 6 months aboard, to store in my fridge.
However keeping them in a below-waterline locker, keeps the temperature at a reasonable level, even in the Med.