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Are there any types of medications that will get ruined if you take them into altitude?
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None i know of: Planes are pressurized so that you are in an environment that is only a small amount higher than at sea level. These type of pressures will not affect any medications, as far as I am aware.
Answered 12/1/2018
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No: if you are good at altitude your meds should be ok.
Answered 12/23/2018
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