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Why medicine bottles are amber

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Those ugly, semi-transparent orange vials are not just a depressing aesthetic choice. The amber tint acts as chemical sunglasses, specifically engineered to block photochemical degradation caused by ultraviolet light. Without it, your expensive pills would break down into useless powder just sitting on the kitchen counter.

Why medicine bottles are amber
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