"Keep away from light"

Factual Questions
1

I see that directive every so often for various meds that have been prescribed for me, and I’m not sure what it means.

Just sunlight? Sunlight and all other forms of light, including…

ning?

beer?

weights?

houses?

Horse Harry Lee?

Please enlighten me.

2

UV light, i.e. direct sunlight.

UV light is energetic enough to break certain chemical bonds in organic compounds (this is what causes fading of dyes, degrading of plastics etc etc). So it tends to speed up the breakdown of medicines. Many medicines are sold in brown or blue glass bottles, which block UV light.

3

Thank you.

4

Also, if the medication causes you to have an out-of-body experience,

[creepywomanvoice] Do NOT GO into the liiiiiiiight! [/creepywomanvoice]

Sailboat

5

This is why people who offer medical advice–especially incomplete medical advice–on the boards should be banned. :mad:

You should have also included the directive to stay away from television screens! :stuck_out_tongue:
(Oh, and former Indian burial grounds, etc.)