[e-drug] Black packaging materials?

["Stephen Mawa" <stmawa@aim.com>]

E-DRUG: Black packaging materials?
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Dear E-druggers,

What are your views on using black (absolute black!) packaging materials for medicines? Is the heat absorptive capacity of the black colour significant enough to affect the quality of medicines (or just a few) over time? I'm curious and looking for any research done in this respect. I currently work in a country where temperatures mostly hover above 30°C yet one of the leading suppliers uses black packaging materials for most of their supplies.  

Stephen Mawa
Southern Sudan
e-mail: stmawa@aim.com