Namaste doctors! is there any harmful effect of taking medicine (escitalopram, if placed in high temperature like in car (only one day. Can I use it. Please help me.

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Dr. Subhajit DattaGeneral Physician1yrs exp

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Hello sir. To answer your question I would say, it totally depends on the temperature of the environment, many medicines are not to be kept under direct sunlight for the same reason that it can cause chemical changes in the drug molecules. So, it may decrease the efficacy of the drug and also may create some harmful chemicals. So, I think it's better to avoid consuming any medicine that has been stored wrongly. Hope this helps.

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