The pharmacist called the worst places to store a home first aid kit
The bathroom and kitchen are ruining your medicine. Where should the medicines really be so that they do not turn into useless and even dangerous garbage.
Many of us out of old habit keep the first aid kit in the bathroom or on the kitchen shelf. However, pharmacist Daphne Estevao warns: this is a gross mistake that can cost not only money, but also health. In an interview with Terra, the specialist explained why these places are categorically not suitable for medicines.
The bathroom is a zone of constant and sharp jumps in temperature and high humidity. Such conditions quickly destroy the chemical structure of tablets, capsules and ointments, turning them into a common “dummy”. The kitchen is not much better: steam from boiling pots and heat from a working stove create an aggressive environment that reduces the medicinal properties of drugs to zero.
Where, then, should the medicines live? Estevão recommends choosing a dry, enclosed wardrobe in a living room (such as a bedroom or hallway). The main safety rules: no direct sunlight, no neighborhood with hot batteries and inaccessibility to young children and pets.
Not all drugs like standard room temperature. Some medicines (for example, certain types of candles, eye drops or insulin) require storage in the refrigerator. Therefore, the golden rule is one: always check the instructions on the package!
