According to the CDC, some medications can damage or degrade in the heat.<\/p>\n
ST. LOUIS \u2014 During the dog days of summer, high temperatures can impact almost everything, and that includes common medications.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,<\/a> medications and heat interact in three main ways:<\/p>\n\nSome medicines, including ones that treat high blood pressure and heart failure, can amplify your risk of harm from the heat.\u00a0<\/li>\nHot weather can damage or degrade medicines like inhalers, EpiPens and insulin.\u00a0<\/li>\nCertain antibiotics can increase your skin’s sensitivity to sun exposure.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nCertain medicines can also contribute to heat sensitivity, according to the CDC. Some of the symptoms include:<\/p>\n\nLack of thirst.\u00a0<\/li>\nInterference with thermoregulation, which is the body’s ability to regulate its body temperature.<\/li>\nLack of sweat, which can be triggered by antidepressants.\u00a0<\/li>\nLow blood pressure, which increases the risk of fainting and can be caused by certain anti-inflammatory drugs.<\/li>\nCognitive impairment can be caused by certain medications that treat mental illnesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nStoring medication properly also makes a difference in how it’s impacted by the heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n\nDoctors recommend storing it in a cool, dry place.<\/li>\nStoring medicines in your bathroom cabinet is not recommended because the heat and moisture from the shower or bath can lead to damage.\u00a0<\/li>\nKeep your medicine in its original container.\u00a0<\/li>\nIf you’re worried, you’re not storing it properly, you can always ask your pharmacist.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to the CDC, some medications can damage or degrade in the heat. ST. LOUIS \u2014 During the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211028,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4315],"tags":[105,4326,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-211027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-medication","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114739689843334423","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Certain medicines can also contribute to heat sensitivity, according to the CDC. Some of the symptoms include:<\/p>\n
Storing medication properly also makes a difference in how it’s impacted by the heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n