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5 Essential Factors to Consider When Choosing a Medical Fridge for Your Healthcare Facility

01/01/1970

MEDICAL FRIDGES
Caterboss medical fridges are suitable as use for vaccine fridges and medicine fridges in doctors and vets surgeries, wards, pharmacy shops and schools, in fact anywhere where controlled temperature storage of medicines or vaccines is important.  They come in a range of sizes from wall mounted/bench top pharmacy fridges to free standing units and all have the choice of solid or glass doors.
A medical fridge is a significant investment, so you want to be sure it will stand the test of time and that it comes with a guarantee


Under Counter Medical Fridges

Medical fridges are specific to Laboratories ,Doctors, or medical clinics for precisely controlled temperatures for Vaccines or Medication.
In comparison to Kitchen fridges , Medical fridges are specially designed for lab purposes 
Medical fridges provide a controlled temperature stability vital for Vaccines and Medication that needs to be kept refrigerated.
Our customer Clondalkin family Practice recently purchased their Medical fridge from us.

 

 


What Is A Medical Fridge?
Medical fridges are designed to keep low temperatures with minimum fluctuations, they offer quick recovery from opening and closing of doors with built in alarm systems to alert any fluctuation in temperature.
As this is important factor when the door is being opened and closed that the temperature regulates correctly on your fridge.
When it comes to the storage of Vaccines or Medication it is important that it is stored correctly and in the correct fridge unit,
By purchasing a Medical Fridge you have the following attributes relating the fridge.
*Accurate Temperature control
*Sensitive alarms
*Security features lockable 
Only medical grade fridges  are fitted with an alarm system which will alert you if the temperatures drops or the fridge has being left open exposing your stock.
Medical Fridges come with an option of Glass door or a solid door.
Glass Door Options
You can easily see inside to your stock and check balances without opening the door.
A solid door you will need to open to check stock quantity’s inside. 
Pharmacy Fridges
Pharmacy fridges are configured to store pharmacy products at a uniform temperature and allow easy retrieval while providing security. Pharmacy fridges provide stable temperature control over various ranges and have lockable doors and various types of alarms.


Without proper cold chain storage for Medication it can render Vaccines and medication unsafe if it is not correctly stored.
Investing into the correct Pharmacy fridge will give you peace of mind as you have security features to alert you if the temperature drops so you medication will always be protected.
There is also Medical fridges with back up battery power so you never need to worry about the power going out as your Medical Fridge will automatically switch to the battery backup giving you peace of mind and security.  
Storage of Vaccines 
Once you have purchased your chosen Medical Fridge, storage of the vaccines is also important.
Your storage capacity should be around 75% of your fridge to allow air flow around your vaccines and keep the temperature consistent.
Do not over stock your Fridge as this will restrict your airflow around Vaccines which is keep your temperature level, it will also reduce the risk of stock falling from the fridge once it is opened due to the overpacking of medications into it.

We have a team on hand at Caterboss who can assist you with any queries or help you choose the right fridge for your business.
Call the team on 01 6875772 or email sales@caterboss.ie



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