Suggestions to keep pills from melting
06-26-07, 06:18 AM
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Suggestions to keep pills from melting
I will hopefully be heading out on a semi-self contained tour (no cooking) this August for about a month on the eastern half of the Lewis & Clark trail. Unforunately, I am required to take medication that is only available in caplets (has a "plastic" shell) which can begin to melt above 95 degrees and become a big blob of 1 pill instead of individual pills.
Other than burying in the sleeping bag so as to try to insulate as much as possible, does anyone have suggestions on keeping pills cooler than the ambient temperature?
Otherwise, I might go on the Northern Lakes/Erie Connector route but know little about that route. Any comments such as terrain, service availablility, traffic, etc. would be appreciated about that also!
Other than burying in the sleeping bag so as to try to insulate as much as possible, does anyone have suggestions on keeping pills cooler than the ambient temperature?
Otherwise, I might go on the Northern Lakes/Erie Connector route but know little about that route. Any comments such as terrain, service availablility, traffic, etc. would be appreciated about that also!
06-26-07, 08:52 AM
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Put the pills in a bottle and triple ziplock it and then put that in a wide mouth thermos jar.
Stop at a convenience store and put ice in on top of it.It will last all day.
Should be able to find at least one convenience store or restaurant during the day.
Stop at a convenience store and put ice in on top of it.It will last all day.
Should be able to find at least one convenience store or restaurant during the day.
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I've become insulin dependent so I must keep my supply chilled. This has not prevented me from touring. I have a small thermos bottle I keep my insulin in along with some ice. The thermos bottle will keep my insulin and your pills cold all day and night. Just add ice once a day. I will typically stop to eat at least once a day at a café or fast food joint where I will fill the thermos bottle with freely available ice. Be sure to wrap your pill bottle in cloth to prevent freezing the medicine. I use a small bag I sewed and a small zip lock bag to prevent my insulin from being frozen and getting wet.
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If the pills just stick together in warm weather but don't get altered otherwise, why not look for individual containers? I'm thinking of those containers that have lots of tiny recipients for pills, sowing treads, etc.
If you can't find such a container at your drugstore, you might find something interesting at a sowing store. I see that the one my mother uses for the small cannisters used in her sowing machine would be perfect for you, except it's about 40 years old and in fragile plastic.
If you can't find such a container at your drugstore, you might find something interesting at a sowing store. I see that the one my mother uses for the small cannisters used in her sowing machine would be perfect for you, except it's about 40 years old and in fragile plastic.
