Shipping Meds and Vaccines when it's hot!

Temperatures the last few days have been brutal with heat index's well over 100 degrees.  It is important to take extra steps to insure the medications or vaccine that we give to livestock are viable and stored properly.  

All medicines or vaccines must be shipped at some time. Make sure to place in an insulated box  (cooler) and/or foil pouch and packed with ice/cooler packs, they can safely be shipped to you even in the summer time. When you receive your order, use or place in the refrigerator immediately.  What if?  The ice packs are melted?  Rest assured they have done their job protecting your biologicals until you use them (unless they have spent an additional unexpected time in shipping). Simply refrigerate your vaccines as soon as they arrive.

Vaccines are usually packed with frozen ice packs and some type of insulated box or bag, just like the way veterinarians receive their vaccines. The amount of ice is determined by the size of the box and amount of vaccines, as well as the outside temperatures.

In order to ensure the protection of vaccines, we recommend that you have all vaccines shipped on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to ensure delivery before the weekend. Remember, orders shipped UPS Ground can take up to 10 days to deliver, vaccines belong to the purchaser upon leaving most warehouses.  Most of the time medications and vaccines are non-returnable and non-refundable.

You may want to inform the company if you require special shipping and packing instructions. Before you place your order, be sure the shipping methods and quantities of vaccines you choose are correct.  To shorten your "shipping time" your vaccines may be shipped Next Day or 2nd Day Air, or other companies for an additional charge.

Please remember when ordering vaccines, to keep in mind the time that the freight companies "normally' deliver your packages. Vaccines may be delivered early in the morning, but sit up protected in the sun until later that evening.  When you are expecting vaccines or cooler products, please make arrangements in advance to handle/accept your delivery to insure the vaccines are kept cool! Perhaps you could put a cooler at the delivery address if you are going to be absent.

   

The more effort that you put into making sure the products arrive in a safe usable manor will increase the usefulness of the product.