Hatchett Richard
RCNi, Harrow-on-the-Hill, England.
Nurs Stand. 2017 Oct 4;32(6):53-63. doi: 10.7748/ns.2017.e10960.
The medicines refrigerator is a common piece of equipment found in clinical areas. It is used to ensure specific medicines are safely stored within a narrow temperature range in line with manufacturers' instructions; this is usually between +2˚C and +8˚C, and ideally +5˚C. Drugs stored in the medicines refrigerator include: vaccines; insulin; chemotherapy drugs; topical preparations, such as some types of eye drops; and other treatments such as glucagon, which is used to manage severe hypoglycaemia. This article reviews the function of the medicines refrigerator and the checks required by healthcare practitioners to ensure that medicines remain safely stored and their effectiveness is maintained. It also outlines the medicines refrigeration procedure known as the 'cold chain', which includes the use of cold boxes or vaccine carriers to maintain the required temperature of medicines during transport from the manufacturer to user, or between healthcare departments.
药品冰箱是临床区域常见的设备。它用于确保特定药品按照制造商的说明在狭窄的温度范围内安全储存；这个温度范围通常在+2˚C至+8˚C之间，理想温度为+5˚C。储存在药品冰箱中的药品包括：疫苗；胰岛素；化疗药物；局部用制剂，如某些类型的眼药水；以及其他治疗药物，如用于治疗严重低血糖的胰高血糖素。本文回顾了药品冰箱的功能以及医护人员需要进行的检查，以确保药品安全储存并维持其有效性。它还概述了被称为“冷链”的药品冷藏程序，其中包括在药品从制造商运输到用户的过程中，或在医疗部门之间运输时，使用冷藏箱或疫苗运输箱来维持药品所需的温度。
