The Importance of Commercial Refrigerators in Medicinal Cold Storage
Pharmaceutical Cooling Cabinets and Commercial Refrigerators
Pharmaceutical cooling cabinets are, as the name suggests, primarily used for the cool preservation of medicines. With the constant growth of the pharmaceutical industry, an increasing number of medicines require storage under constant temperature and humidity. If not preserved under the appropriate conditions, medicine efficiency may decline, or the medicines may spoil. Patients consuming spoiled medicine may face deteriorated health conditions. Hence, when choosing a pharmaceutical cooling cabinet, it’s crucial to note whether or not this type of product meets the national GSP certified standards. Generally, the cabinet must maintain a humidity level between 45% - 75% and a temperature of 8 - 20 degrees Celsius.
Applications of Commercial Refrigerators in Pharmaceutical Storage
Commercial refrigerators are essential for storing various types of medicines such as cardiovascular medications, antibiotics, liquid medications like eye drops, suppositories and ointments that may soften above 20°C, children’s medicines, and vitamin or other nutritional medicines. These commercial refrigerators are suitable for pharmacies, drug stores, and pharmaceutical factories. It’s important to understand that a pharmaceutical cooling cabinet isn’t always classified under medical equipment. If a medical equipment license is required, this should be checked with the merchant.
Medical Refrigerators - A Category of Commercial Refrigerators
The medical refrigerator is a category within the realm of commercial refrigerators in the medical industry. These specialized refrigeration devices are primarily used for the cold storage, preservation, and transportation of medicines, biological formulations, vaccines, and blood. They may also be used to store biological products and are suitable for application in pharmacies, pharmaceutical factories, hospitals, disease prevention and control centers, and health centers. The temperature of medical refrigerators generally fluctuates within the range of 2-8 degrees Celsius.
The Superiority of Medical Commercial Refrigerators
Compared to general and other commercial refrigerators, medical refrigerators have high-precision temperature control requirements. These cabinets display small temperature fluctuations, high uniformity, often adopt electronic controllers which maintain low temperature fluctuations even upon opening the door, and recover temperature quickly. They have a full-fledged alarm system and are equipped with temperature data loggers to record temperature operations for future reference, ensuring the safety of stored medicines, vaccines, and other preparations to the maximum extent possible.
Storing Essentials with Medical Commercial Refrigerators
Medical commercial refrigerators primarily store refrigerated vaccines, blood products, monoclonal antibodies, insulin, interferons, particular antibiotics, and other protein-based preparations. They are generally appropriate for use in departments such as inspection, pharmacy, and emergency examination rooms. Medical refrigerators belong to the second class of medical equipment and need a medical equipment license. They have higher requirements in terms of temperature range, temperature accuracy, and sealing than cooling cabinets.