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Should Typhoid Vaccine Pills Be Refrigerated?
Some people said the live typhoid vaccine pills can be outside the fridge for a few hours, but others say if that happens they should discarded. I got my pills at the drugstore and it was about 3 hours before I got home and put them in the fridge. Are the pills good or no good?
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Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Hi,
As a physician I would like to tell you that oral typhoid vaccine pills are safe to ingest only when they have been maintained and kept for a temperature in between 2-8 degree celsius. As you said you have kept the pills outside for 3 hours, thus I would recommend that you should not take the vaccine pills and discard pills and obtain a new prescription by your healthcare provider.
Hope this will help you. Feel free to ask any further question. Have a nice day.
Regards,
Dr. Abhijeet
As a physician I would like to tell you that oral typhoid vaccine pills are safe to ingest only when they have been maintained and kept for a temperature in between 2-8 degree celsius. As you said you have kept the pills outside for 3 hours, thus I would recommend that you should not take the vaccine pills and discard pills and obtain a new prescription by your healthcare provider.
Hope this will help you. Feel free to ask any further question. Have a nice day.
Regards,
Dr. Abhijeet
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