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Hydrogel can preserve medications for weeks outside of a fridge
When mixed with hydrogel, protein-based drugs can stay effective longer at high temperatures Shutterstock/Renko Aleks Many medications must be refrigerated or they lose their effectiveness, but a new method of packing protein-based drugs into a stiff …