Storage Conditions of Pharmaceutical Products

Official storage conditions of Pharmaceutical product as per defined by the USP & IP

Storage Condition	USP	Condition	IP
Cold	temperature not exceeding 8°C and refrigerator is a cold place where the temperature is maintained between 2 and 8°C.	COLD	Any temperature not exceeding 8°C & usually between 2 and 8°C.
Controlled Cold Temperature	temperature maintainedthermostatically between 2° and 8°C.
Cool	any temperature between 8 and 15°C	COOL	any temperature between 8 and 25°C
Room Temperature (RT)	temperature prevailing in a working area	ROOM TEMPERATURE	temperature prevailing in a working area
Controlled Room Temperature	temperature maintainedthermostatically between 20 and 25°C.
Warm	any temperature between 30 and 40°C	WARM	any temperature between 30 and 40°C
Excessive Heat	any heat above 40°C
Freezer	–25°C and –10°C. (Prepared by ThePharmapedia.com)	FREEZER	-2° to -18° C
Protect from Freezing	in addition to the riskof breakage of the container, freezing subjects an article to loss of a product to a loss of strength, potency or to destructive alteration its characteristics, the container label should bear appropriate instructions to protect the product from freezing	DEEP FREEZER	Below -18°C
Dry Place	denotes a place that does not exceed 40% average relative humidity (RH) at Controlled Room Temperature	DRY PLACE	well-ventilated place at a temperature not exceeding 30°