Abx & eyedrops storage and temperature question.

daphnephoebe said:

Extreme temperature can affect the medication. They should be kept above 8degc but below around 25degc if they're above a tumble dryer it's likely they'll have been warmed too much.

Hopefully someone else can provide more info.

Personally I'd still use them, but if you're worried you can call your vets and ask for a new prescription. Which you'd have to pay for.

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Barn Yard Bunnies said:

Yesterday I had the washer dryer on for 4 hours. Above the machine is the kitchen bench, where I had oral abx, anti inflammatory drops and abx drops for Babydarling. I realised the bench was warm and the abx bottle.

Will this affect it ? It was all new.

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RedFraggle said:

I doubt it'd have any impact. Drugs are usually ok for limited periods at higher temps.
Which antibiotics? I assume the other is meloxicam. What it would do was speed up any degradation pathway so they might not last as well as they should so the shelf life would shorten.

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Barn Yard Bunnies said:

Thanks for the replies. The abx is marbocyl. Eye drops exocin.

Babydarlings eye still isn't great even my neighbours 3 year old said why is his eye shut, a few days ago. Problem is his tearduct is very narrow and scarred and its very unlikely a tearduct flush would work. Is only a mild tearduct sac infection but its trying to clear it up that's the problem. It did take about a month for Kats eye to clear up.

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Jack's-Jane said:

It's light that significantly speeds up degeneration of meloxicam isn't it ?

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RedFraggle said:

Yes, it's light sensitive and breaks down due to photolysis but heat increases any breakdown pathway usually.

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