Medicine storage guide for Indian homes
How heat, humidity and the wrong shelf can ruin your medicine. Practical storage rules for tablets, syrups, insulin and inhalers.
By ImproveIt Health Editorial · 14 March 2026 · 5 min read
Indian summers regularly cross 40 °C. Most tablets specify storage 'below 30 °C' — so a sunny shelf in May can quietly degrade your medicine.
Where NOT to store medicine
- The bathroom — humidity and heat from hot water
- On top of the fridge — surprisingly warm
- Inside a car or scooter dashboard
- Direct sunlight near a window
Good storage spots
- An inner cupboard in the coolest room of the house
- A dedicated medicine box, away from food
- The middle shelf of the fridge for items labelled 'store 2-8 °C'
- Original strip and carton, so you keep batch info
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