Dear Doctor: Can delivering prescriptions by mail affect the effectiveness of medications in extreme heat?

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve been worried for some time whether my prescriptions that arrive in the mail are compromised because they sit in vehicles with the sun beating through the windows and heating them up. Additionally, the plastic bottles in which prescriptions are stored release toxic emissions when they burn in the sun. Instructions that …

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Mail order medications may lose their effectiveness if not stored properly

Dr. Keith Roach

Dr. Keith Roach Dear Dr. Roach:I have been worried for some time whether my prescriptions that arrive in the mail are compromised, since they sit in vehicles with the sun beating through the windows and heating them up. Additionally, the plastic bottles in which prescriptions are stored release toxic emissions when they burn in the …

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