Hot Summer Threatens Efficacy of Mail-Order Medications


The temperatures inside delivery trucks can reach twice the recommended threshold, but federal rules on drug storage conditions do not apply to the booming world of mail-order delivery. Emily Baumgaertner spoke with state pharmacy boards, mail-order companies and more than a dozen customers who received overheated drugs. Aug. 13, 2024Updated 3:06 p.m. ET Sign up for Your Places: Extreme Weather.  Get notified about extreme weather before it happens with custom alerts for places in the U.S. you choose. Get it sent to your inbox. Melted capsules. Cloudy insulin. Pills that may no longer work. Doctors and pharmacists say the scorching temperatures enveloping the … Continue reading Hot Summer Threatens Efficacy of Mail-Order Medications