Refrigerators and thermometers for pharmacies

What are the most important features when choosing a refrigerator for a pharmacy?

When purchasing a refrigerator for a pharmacy, several characteristics must be taken into account that will allow you to find the product that best suits your needs. Among the essential characteristics for pharmacy refrigerators we find:

- Storage volume: It is expressed in liters in the technical data sheets. The volume will depend of its activity, a great need for storage will require more. more liters of capacity. For easy storage, some refrigerators are also equipped with adjustable storage drawers or racks that allow you to easily tailor your refrigerator to your needs.

- Temperature range: Most refrigerators have a range between 2° and 8° which is ideal for storing medicines in the pharmacy, but there are also refrigerators with cooler temperatures. These cabinets are more designed for the management of vaccines and fragile medicines.

- Configuration: It will depend on the of the available space in your pharmacy or laboratory. There are several different configurations: the ?cabinet? type, similar to a traditional refrigerator, the ?chest? type, which is horizontal and opens at the top, and the ?built-in? type, which offers smaller refrigerators that can be easily installed. A change in configuration will affect directly to storage capacity.

- Doors: Depending on your wishes, the door(s) can be made of glass, solid, with sliding or swing openings. There are automatic closing systems in some models and most refrigerators are equipped with alarms in case you forget to close the doors.