If my eczema cream that was supposed to be refrigerated is not, will it work?
Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at
7:35 pm
I was recently prescribed a tube of eczema cream for use on my face, that contains mild steroids. The chemist instructed me that it was supposed to be refrigerated, but i left the cream in the hands of my mother while i went to school so she could put it in the fridge for me. Unfortunately, my mother did not put it in the fridge and left it out. It has not been refrigerated for about 5 hours. Will it be useless and should i just go out and get another one? Thanks.
Filed under: Eczema
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it’s fine to use
The refrigeration is for preservation purposes. 5 hours wo’n't make much difference (unless it has also been left somewhere very hot or damp)
You can use it safely. In the future, put it away yourself!
get some more just to make sure
mine?
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqfRBxP2RWMroQADk6vsplAgBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20091127084109AAMpiQ6
u dont mention the name of the cream but as long as its not been in hot conditions it should be ok after 5 hours, but that is dependent on what the cream is. for advice ask yr pharmacist