GENEVA, Switzerland — Opened insulin can be stored for four weeks in warm conditions without losing efficacy, a study showed Wednesday, giving hope to diabetics in hot countries without access to refrigerators.
The research by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the University of Geneva showed that a vial of insulin could be stored for four weeks after opening at temperatures fluctuating between 25 and 37 degrees Celsius (77 and 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
The study was published in the PLOS One medical journal.
“The current pharmaceutical protocol requires insulin vials to be stored between 2 C and 8 C until opened, after which most huma…
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