Guidelines for the Storage of Essential Medicines and Other Health ...

■ Use opaque plastic or dark glass bottles for productsthat require them.■ Maintain trees on the premises around the facility to helpprovide shade, but check them regularly to ensure thatthere aren’t any branches that can damage the facilities.HeatRemember that heat will affect many products. It meltsointments and creams and causes other products to becomeuseless. Following the guidelines listed earlier for protectingproducts from humidity and sunlight will also help protectproducts from heat.3It is important to have thermometers in various parts of thestoreroom to monitor temperature (see section on monitoringtemperature). But, even if you do not have thermometers,you can still monitor the heat. If you feel hot, your productsare probably hot, too.MonitoringConsistently monitor the temperatureof the different areas within thestoreroom.■Keep thermometers in variousplaces for monitoring.59