Summer heat can reduce the effectiveness of medications

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Summer officially starts this weekend, and the hot and humid weather can impact your medication.

Doctors say some prescriptions may be less effective if they’re exposed to the heat.

“We got the heat and we got the humidity. Those are just killers for medications,” said Boopathy Sivaraman, manager of pharmacy services at Cooper Green…

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