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Newswire : Drugs feel the heat

Many drugs supplied by mail order are probably damaged by heat during
transit, warns the drugs standards body US Pharmacopeia. In a study, 180
packages equipped with temperature and humidity monitors were shipped to various
points in the US. Fewer than 10 per cent of the packages remained at the
recommended 25 掳C or below, while more than 26 per cent were exposed to
鈥渆xcessive heat鈥 of 40 掳C or more.

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