Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo: What to know

Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health more subtly – by amplifying the side effects of many common medications. Hot weather, too, can damage medicines such as insulin that require refrigeration. Inhalers can explode. Epinephrine injectors such as EpiPens can malfunction. Meds delivered in the mail can deteriorate. A look