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Hi Phi for All, yes, the reason I don't want to keep them in the original bottle is they can't be vacuum sealed, so there will be air inside the bottle (which isn't good for the meds). If I use a poly bag, I can wrap that around foodsaver bag (poly + nylon) and it should have very little air. Also its more efficient (in terms of taking up space). Now if there was a way to vacuum seal those bottles, that would be a different story but I believe it isnt possible. However you did bring a good point. I guess the alternative would be to just put those bottles into mylar bags with o2 absorbers. But I guess I just wanted an official confirmation from someone well versed with chemistry- if poly bags are suitable for meds storage. Alpha2cen, thank you for your input. Yes I believe mylar bags and glass mason jars would be the strongest barriers one can vacuum seal or use o2 absorbers. (oxygen and water permability) So basically you are officially confirming that poly bags are suitable long term storage for medications? (I would put my meds into poly bags and vacuum seal over them with foodsaver bags and store them into mylar bags or glass jars).

Hi John, I guess my question is not how long my medication will last... I just want to make sure I am storing it in suitable material. Ex: are poly bags suitable material for storing my meds? I am reading a lot on Mylar bags also, and wondering if this would also be suitable storage? Mylar I believe is polyester and one of the best chemically inert long term storage material for food, not sure about meds...

I am storing my meds in a wine cooler for optimal temperatures, but the catch is they are very humid inside. Vacuum sealing is the only way to protect against moisture getting inside.. a regular air tight prescription bottle is not as secure as a vacuum sealed container. So I am trying to research if poly bags would be good material to store meds in... I would basically put my meds into a poly bag, and then wrap that around a foodsaver bag and vacuum seal it. My only question is, I am not sure if a poly bag would be suitable for long term meds storage. I am actually open to alternative materials (I can vacuum seal) if anyone knows any... Swansont, yeah that is a drawback from using a poly bag but easily fixed (just storing the bag in a dark place would do). However, the question is, are poly bags (virgin polyethylene) suitable for long term storage of meds? As in, would it chemically react with my meds or would it be a perfect material for medication storage?

Thank you for your suggestion Swansont, and it seemed to work but I am not sure. I just used two different water bottles, placed one in the refrigerator at 40F and one in the wine cooler at 66F and waited for the water to drop in temperature. I then took them out to room temperature to measure if any condensation would occur. The 40F water bottle started to condense outside while the 66F water bottle did not condense any moisture at all (or at least this is what it appeared- microscopic moisture?), which I believe means that the wine cooler temperatures are not low enough for condensation to occur. (Please correct me if I am wrong). (I used a brown paper towel to wipe both bottles to test for condensation/moisture). I also found this from your experiment suggestion: middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/chapter2/lesson3 This illustration also seems to confirms about what you said that the vacuum sealing does in deed blocks condensation from occuring which is also great... so I still believe the best way is to allow the meds to return to room temperature before opening them up. Although I wonder if the constant temperature fluctuation (I use my meds about once or twice a month) from 66F to 80F would affect the meds in any way.

Hi everyone! I have always been a fan of science

Hi everyone! I have always been a fan of science Sorry tried to post this on the introductory threads. Please delete this thread, thanks!

I take my anti anxiety medication as needed (klonopin), and there are times I don't take any meds for months if not years so I would like to preserve them as best as I could: So basically I am looking for long term storage of my medication and I believe poly bags, (the ones that say 100% virgin polyethylene film) are made out of polyethylene which is chemically inert, which possibly means its a perfect long term storage bag for medicine. However, I am no expert so I just wanted to confirm this with someone knowledgeable in this. Am I correct? I will put my meds into a poly bag, and wrap that into a foodsaver bag and vacuum seal. The foodsaver bag is made out of polyethylene & Nylon. (The medicine will only touch the poly bag and not the foodsaver bag). What do you guys think? Also does it matter which type of poly bag i purchase or are they all chemically inert? there seems to be different descriptions such as: ..."100% virgin High Clarity Polyethylene Film" or "100% virgin High Density Polythylene (HDPE)" or "100% virgin Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)"

is it safe to store my medication in a wine cooler at 66F? My room temperature is 80F. I am worried about condensation forming on my meds. My medication (benzos) is vacuum sealed in a glass jar so there shouldn't be any moisture problems. However, I've heard that storing medication in refrigerators is a bad idea because taking your 40F medication out into room temperature of 80F will allow condensation to form on your pills. But since a wine cooler is warmer (66F/19C) than a refrigerator, would it still condense or is it safe? Would simply allowing the vacuum sealed medication to return to room temperature before opening the vacuum seal and taking out the meds, fix this problem? (I've heard that vacuum sealing will block any condensation from happening, is this correct?)