He continued: “If you have questions about your medications and how you should store them, or how they could affect you in the heat, that’s a great time to talk with your pharmacist.
“They can provide that information that you need to really understand what the possibilities are.”
His advice comes amid a new study, which found users of beta-blockers or antiplatelet medications were likelier to have heart attacks during the hottest days compared to control days.
Antiplatelet medication use was associated with a 63 percent increase in risk and beta-blockers with a 65 percent increase.
