The main function of the drug desiccant is to prevent the drugs from being damaged by moisture during storage, transportation and use, and extend the shelf life of the drugs. Should I throw the desiccant after the medicine is opened?
The desiccant in the bottle must not be thrown away, it must be left in the bottle until all the tablets are used up! The drug desiccant usually uses silica gel desiccant, and the silica gel desiccant will absorb moisture in the air when it encounters air. Therefore, every time the lid of the bottle is opened to take out the tablets, a part of the moist space will enter the bottle. The function of the desiccant is to absorb these moisture and prevent the tablets from deteriorating.
Medicine production and design companies, when designing the appearance and packaging of medicine, will count the number of air exchanges, that is, how many times each bottle of medicine will be opened during the customer's use, and how much water will enter each time Into the bottle. Finally, the company will calculate how much desiccant is needed to ensure that the medicine will not deteriorate due to moisture.