Patients Don't Store Biologics Properly

A word of caution to patients who take biologics...

Most Patients Do Not Store Their Biologic Drugs Within the Recommended Temperature Range

Dr. Kevin Deane writing in Medscape reported on a Dutch study which evaluated the temperatures at which patients with rheumatic diseases stored their biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). They did this by providing patients with an electronic temperature logger.

Of the 293 study participants given a temperature logger, 255 (87.0%) returned their logger to the pharmacy. Of these 255 participants, only 17 (6.7%) had stored their medication within the recommended temperature range. Of those who did not, 24.3% stored their medication for more than 2 hours outside of the recommended range.

The authors did not evaluate the effect of these storage conditions on the biologic activity of the medication but speculated that storing these medications outside of the recommended temperature range may adversely affect their efficacy.

Comment: It’s important to know what the temperature restrictions are for your medication.

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