Mail-Order Medicine Worry

Having prescriptions delivered to your door-what could be easier? But as medications sit in steamy mailboxes and on sunny porches, they can lose their potency, say researchers at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical center in Phoenix. When they heated capsules for four hours at 150-a temperature similar to the inside of an Arizona mailbox in summer-the pills looked distorted and they dispensed a smaller dose than intended, a problem that can lead to serious consequences.

If you're usually out all day, consider renting a P.O. box for deliveries, or ask your insurer about picking up your medications at pharmacy on your doctor's office.

Article Source: RD Magazine

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