Travel to Southeast Asia with refrigerated medicines

Preparing for Your Trip to Southeast Asia with Temperature Sensitive Medications

Traveling to Southeast Asia is a wonderful experience, but if you rely on temperature-sensitive refrigerated medications such as injections, this calls for extra preparation. To keep your medications safe, both during the flight and at your destinations, it is important to consider a number of questions. Below, we provide essential tips and advice to make your trip go smoothly.

1. How much will you be traveling?

One of the most important questions when preparing your medication transport in Southeast Asia is: how much of it will you actually be traveling? If you’re staying in one location with access to a fridge and freezer, a cool bag can be a convenient and lightweight solution. But if you’re moving around frequently and don’t have access to reliable cooling, an electric cool box may be a better choice.

2. Flight from Home to Asia: Medicine Cooler in Hand Luggage

For the flight from home to Southeast Asia, we recommend that you take a medicine cooler bag in your hand luggage. This ensures that your medicines stay safely with you and are not lost in your hold luggage. Our recommendations are:

• LifeinaBag24 : For less than 5 injections. This bag provides cooling of 2-8°C for 24 hours and is compact, making it handy for hand luggage.
• iCool Compact : For 5 to 20 injections. This bag keeps your medicine at 2-8°C for up to 36 hours and has a larger capacity, perfect for longer trips or more medicines.

For medicines that have a storage range of 16-25°C , we recommend the Easybag Classic , which offers an ideal temperature and is easy to use.

3. Cooling options at your place of residence: Freezer and refrigerator

At your accommodation it is important to know whether you have access to a freezer and a refrigerator. A freezer is essential for freezing your cool packs; these should be frozen at -18°C for at least 18 hours. If your accommodation also has a refrigerator, you can opt for a cool bag. This is a handy and portable solution if you are mainly staying in one place or occasionally making short trips.

4. Traveling Without Cooling Options: TheLifeinaBox

If you are travelling at a faster pace through Southeast Asia and do not have access to a freezer or refrigerator, consider an electric cool box such as theLifeinaBox . This cool box provides constant cooling for medicines and is designed for mobile conditions. Please note that the space is limited, so it is less suitable for a large number of medicines.

5. Ambient Temperature, Humidity and Cooling Time of Cool Bags

Our cool bags are tested at an ambient temperature of 24.4°C. In warmer conditions the cooling time may be reduced as the cool bags have to work harder to keep the temperature down. The higher the ambient temperature, the shorter the time the cool bag will remain effective at cooling.

For the LifeinaBox also plays the air humidity a role. The LifeinaBox can cool up to 8°C at an outside temperature of 35°C. If the air humidity is extremely high, this can have a negative effect on the maximum outside temperature.

6. Tips for Optimal Use of your Cooler Bag

• Keep out of the sun : Make sure your cool bag is never in direct sunlight to prevent the internal temperature from rising quickly.
• Extra insulation in a bag : Placing your cool bag in an extra bag or insulating cover minimizes temperature fluctuations and keeps the temperature more stable.

7. Handy Accessories and Smart Tips for on the Go

For a smooth journey with medicines, there are a few extras that make life a lot easier:

• Antibacterial wipes and hand gel : Keep your hands clean, especially when administering medication. This is especially important in busy and hot areas where hygiene can sometimes be a challenge.
• First Aid Kit with Basics : A small first aid kit with plasters, bandages and painkillers is useful for minor accidents on the road.
• Keep medical records digital : Make copies of your medical documents, such as your passport and prescriptions, and store them in a secure cloud storage. That way, you’ll always have them at your fingertips in case of an emergency.
• Use a medication schedule : When traveling with time differences, a simple medication schedule can help you remember to take your doses. Set an alarm to make sure you’re on the right time, even in a different time zone.

With these handy accessories and smart tips you will be well prepared for unexpected situations and you can enjoy your trip more relaxed!

With these preparations, you can travel to Southeast Asia without worries, with the certainty that your medicines will be stored safely. Enjoy your adventure!