Saving the safe liquid medicines is important because currently the type of medicines is much more used especially for the children. But because the packaging is quite large, sometimes the medicine is not directly through even still very much. It certainly would be a pity if discarded, but many parents are confused about how to save it from being damaged or even becomes toxic when it is used again someday.
Indeed the liquid medicines or syrups are easily damaged. This is caused the shape is liquid, so it has a quite high water content. This causes the liquid medicine easier to trigger the growth of microorganisms and bacteria, coincide with the occurrence of certain chemical reactions that could endanger the humans.
In order to it does not happen and the syrup medicine can still be used several times, you can do tips saving the liquid medicine, such as the following:
- Keep a bottle of liquid medicine in a dry place or a special box, at room temperature 20 ° C. In order to be more long last, you can also keep them in the refrigerator at a temperature of 5-10 ° C, which previously the liquid medicine had wrapped with a black plastic. But, if in the instruction should not be stored in the refrigerator, then do not do that. And do not store the liquid medicine in freezer because it can damage the medicine.
- Before storing the liquid medicine bottle, make sure you close it tightly to avoid the entry of air carrying the bacteria.
- Avoid the liquid medicine in places exposed to sunlight or light directly and continuously.
- Outside the expiration date, the syrup medicine that has opened only quite safe to used within a maximum time of two months (the storage is correct). But for the dry syrup (usually the antibiotics syrup), usually the age of syrup is shorter only seven days after water is added.
- When after or will used, always wash the syrup spoon or the liquid medicine drops pipette if necessary until clean, you should boil it before used.
One example of a liquid medicine is improper after long storage are the color, smell and shape change. But if there are no change with those three things, but when given to the patients not causes any symptoms or worsening symptoms, then stop using the liquid medicine and buy another liquid medicines.
Summary:
- The liquid medicine can be used for several times with note no change in shape, color and smell and no more than 2 months,
- Saving the liquid medicine in the refrigerator at temperature of 5-0 degrees would be safer compared to storage in the open air.
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