Antibiotics storage - no fridge

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Any advice or suggestions on this one - my DD has recently been prescribed a 10 day course of antibiotics for tonsillitis. We go away today for 4 nights and are staying in a hotel (big chain hotel) and it's just occurred to me that there isn't a fridge in the room. I'm going to pop it in a cool bag with ice packs for now but I know this won't last for 4 days. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm going to ring the hotel but I don't like the idea of medication being left in a fridge where potentially lots of staff/people could access it (probably a bit over cautious!) and I suspect that's going to be the only solution they can offer 😬

is she well enough to go?

Ice bucket in room and ask for ice top ups when needed?

get a tiny fridge to take with you, like the ones that store two cans of coke

Buy one of those tiny mini fridges?! I bet Argos sell them!

Could you buy a mini fridge when there? Is it in the U.K.? Maybe a mini fridge from Argos or something? I know it’s a bit of an expense but I think I’d do that honestly

Yes this Is what I was going to say OR take extra ice packs and ask the hotel to freeze them but ice bucket seems the sensible less complicated answer.

portable mini fridge £30

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Fridge-Skincare-Bedroom-Thermoelectric/dp/B0C4Y9GQDJ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1KBGQS9LJEGJP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wDA2kGl185F7G1bGKxKiuk-Boef_toiRRzTBNuRAsHmqcWbh9Ss55l4y43DKn2gpbFXvRWjo6Rbi6jrCMqsujRyPGnT9bt-1zjBLf1WXMecpjN1UBxl-Y0xSb5Q9r9jcvjIezSppVZzTSUFN921i3JA7VrVuW_4OM9mswjyOOXkPC3AUIjOQyhsvQZ_WqnBrBOE53fNuSEM-dxoGyFqCsCvJ4z6jIOZTsRmwJNbNSmQ.9iBbttvHpPuNyrE8jcZ2zumFNQepKruKMVRPInN4Ipc&dib_tag=se&keywords=tiny+cheap+fridge&qid=1714548420&sprefix=tiny+cheap+fridge%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-3

even smaller, £18, needs an adapter though

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Compact-Personal-Refrigerator-Beverage/dp/B0B4RB4R1W/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KBGQS9LJEGJP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.doTSC29ZqtAtPeATqySyHXT71dBeF_1XQn4tITqJgrNUi-dmWnuhTtD_qwWWtIVVGdGBVS7Ev0lBZIlJ2pxvrs05bGF92WdgJxdos3UF-pl7WmQvoENY1bKyW3I2T12O_62QMN-VqXoBAV4MibHhqG6gS4uYXQCz6KTsIiiVKAa6Xl_RAI5gky9Zln_gYL80x6WvqH2Nt6Xb-lXsFV13THWWCMjzL7Uhuia0LHMthvE.ztP2EyZoAstrJMd0BShlx_cqd6hEgMFsNLuoQEIhK-Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=tiny+cheap+fridge&qid=1714548511&sprefix=tiny+cheap+fridge%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-1

Cool boxes work far far better than cool bags. If you got a decent solid cool box you can fill with bags of ice and it will keep things cold for ages.

It might be a good idea to check with the pharmacy on how strict the temperature guidance is. My son has to have injections for Crohn's Disease. The medication has to be stored in the fridge at between 2 and 8 degrees, but that is general storage. The efficacy of the medication remains though, even if I take his syringe out of the fridge a few days before, provided it doesn't go over, I think, 25 degrees (not likely where we are!) Worth checking.

My friend and child are diabetic they have storage bag that they travel with they are cool I'm assuming they have those "crackable" cool packs

Doesn’t really help you now, but we had similar with medication on holiday for my 8 year old when he got ill, and he ended up learning to take tablets instead of the liquid (mostly because the liquid was sooo disgusting he instantly got over his tablets aversion!).

Infact just buy crackable cool packs that you get in first aid kits.

On one occasion we have had individual sachets of antibiotic powder to mix with water each time. Perhaps the pharmacist could dispense it like that instead of already mixed?

Ah yes didn't think about an ice bucket! That might work. Could look at buying a mini fridge if not (annoyingly I'm sure we used to have one of those and got rid as we never thought we'd need it!). Crackable ice packs also a good suggestion - going to look into those!

Yes we are in the UK (and holidaying in UK)

I was planning on phoning pharmacy this morning to check re temps. I'll ask about whether they could dispense differently as they've actually given me the second half of the course (5 days) in powder form to mix up once this first five days is finished so maybe they could do it daily for us.

@marzipanlover81 when I told the doctor we were going away soon she said there was absolutely no reason for us not to go and that once the antibiotics kicked in she'd most likely be much better and if we were concerned about her we could ring 111. And given she's bounding around the house, ate her breakfast and has already requested snacks several times - I think she's feeling ok 😉. If she was curled up on the sofa and not eating like she was the other day I'd probably reconsider.

Thanks everyone!

she’s eaten breakfasts and requested snacks several times… she has tonsellitis? does she even need antibiotics?

(and it’s not even 8.30?!)

@Mrsjayy do you know where you can buy those crackable ice packs? Quick google search is only really suggesting Amazon and we leave soon

I wouldn't worry a lot. Store it as cool as you can and you will do fine. It can loose a bit efficiency but hardly anything serious.

The hotel should be able to store it for you. Ask.

@marzipanlover81 well that's what the doctor has diagnosed... I think little ones tend to bounce back pretty quickly? The doctor said she'd be better in a day or two once the antibiotics kicked in... not sure it's advisable to stop them now just because she seems better?

I searched and apparently Screw fix sell them as do supermarkets although just Asda came up

@Mrsjayy fab thank you. We have both of those local to us so I'll check!

Get a frio cold wallet. We use them for insulin. You soak in cold water and obviously don't store in bright sunlight but it used to keep spare insulin cold for a fornight in France. If it is a larger bottle then I'd go for the ice bucket option. Is there any way you can phone the hotel and ask if there is anything they can do - they may have a spare mini fridge.

Most hotels can supply one on request or use their fridge.

And if you stop too soon the tonsillitis will come back. My son didn't take his last 4 days on a ski trip recently and we were back to square one.

Ring the hotel about the fridge. It's what I've always done for my kids' very limited diet.

I’d just call the hotel. Lots of people are on medications that need to be refrigerated .