Temperature Monitoring for Pharmacies & Medical Storage
Remote Temperature and Humidity Monitoring for Pharmacies and Medical Storage
The SensMax SensGuard remote temperature monitoring system helps pharmacies, clinics and laboratories maintain safe storage conditions for medicines, vaccines and sensitive reagents. It provides continuous control of medical refrigerators, cold rooms and controlled room temperature (CRT) areas, generating instant alerts if temperature or humidity move outside permitted limits.
What this solution does
SensGuard is a remote temperature monitoring system designed for regulated pharmaceutical and medical storage. It constantly tracks temperature and humidity levels in vaccine fridges, medicine cabinets, laboratory freezers and storage rooms. When any sensor detects that conditions leave the defined safe range, the system notifies responsible staff so they can react immediately.
This reduces the risk of medicine spoilage, protects high-value vaccines and biological materials, and supports compliance with pharmacy and medical storage regulations. The system also creates a complete temperature history that can be presented during inspections or internal quality audits.
Where you can use it
- Retail and hospital pharmacies – monitoring medicine cabinets, CRT shelves and cold storage fridges.
- Vaccine refrigerators and small medical cold rooms – keeping vaccines within +2…+8 °C limits.
- Clinical laboratories – controlling temperature for reagents, test kits and sample storage.
- Blood and tissue banks – monitoring critical storage equipment and backup fridges.
- Doctor’s offices and treatment rooms – supervising small medical refrigerators and storage cupboards.
Typical installation points for sensors in pharmacies, laboratories and medical storage areas.
How the SensGuard system works
Medical storage equipment can fail silently at night or between manual checks. The remote temperature monitoring system SensGuard reads sensor values every 5 minutes and compares them with defined minimum and maximum thresholds. Individual limits can be configured for vaccine fridges, CRT rooms or laboratory freezers, along with allowed violation time to avoid false alarms caused by short door openings.
SensGuard architecture for remote monitoring of pharmacy refrigerators, medical rooms and laboratory storage.
The SensGuard solution consists of three main components:
- Wireless temperature and humidity sensors installed in refrigerators, freezers, CRT areas and storage rooms.
- The SensMax TCP LR X2 data gateway that collects readings from sensors and sends them securely to the cloud.
- SensGuard cloud software that displays live readings, alarms and historical data for all monitored locations.
Wireless sensors transmit data every 5 minutes and operate from an internal battery with up to 5 years of lifetime. The gateway can handle up to 250 sensors within a range of up to 150 m (extendable with repeaters) and has an internal buffer memory to prevent data loss during temporary Internet outages.
Hardware used in this solution
Pharmacies and laboratories use different types of storage equipment, from small vaccine fridges to laboratory freezers and CRT rooms. SensMax offers several wireless temperature sensors and high-accuracy probes to match these requirements.
| Device | Type | Temperature range | Accuracy | Resolution | Battery / Power | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP9800 wireless temperature sensor | Waterproof sensor | −20°C…+55°C | ±0.5°C | 0.1°C | up to 5 years | Standard medicine fridges, CRT storage rooms and small cabinets. |
| ENS210 wireless temperature & humidity sensor | Temperature & humidity sensor | −20°C…+55°C / 0–100% RH | ±0.5°C / ±3.5% RH | 0.1°C | up to 5 years | Laboratory rooms and storage areas where both temperature and humidity affect reagent stability. |
| DS18B20 probe-type wireless temperature sensor | Probe sensor | −30°C…+120°C | ±0.5°C | 0.1°C | up to 5 years | Vaccine refrigerators, medical freezers and equipment where the probe is placed inside the chamber. |
| PT100 High Accuracy wireless temperature sensor | High-accuracy probe sensor | −200°C…+200°C | ±0.1°C | 0.01°C | up to 2 years | Laboratories and critical medical storage where precise temperature control and documentation are required. |
Reporting and compliance
SensGuard helps pharmacies and medical facilities demonstrate proper storage conditions for medicines and vaccines. The system records all temperature readings, alarm events and user comments, forming a complete audit trail. This supports internal quality systems and external inspections related to pharmacy regulations, GDP principles or laboratory standards.
Data can be exported from the system as CSV files or PDF reports for archiving and for presenting during inspections. This makes the medical storage temperature monitoring process transparent and easy to document.
Recommended configuration for a typical pharmacy or laboratory
- 3–15 wireless sensors, depending on the number of refrigerators, freezers and CRT rooms.
- 1 SensMax TCP LR X2 gateway with LAN/Internet connection.
- SensGuard cloud access for pharmacists, medical staff and quality managers.
- Automatic alarm notifications via e-mail and Telegram messenger for on-duty personnel.
SensGuard cloud software
The SensGuard online portal gives a clear overview of all monitored medical storage locations. Users can:
- see live temperature and humidity values for each fridge, freezer or room;
- set individual min/max thresholds for vaccine fridges, medicine cabinets and laboratory storage;
- configure notification rules so that different staff members receive alarms from specific devices or rooms;
- review historical charts and alarm logs for any selected period;
- download temperature reports in CSV or PDF format for inspections and documentation.
Overview screen showing all monitored medical refrigerators and storage rooms with current temperature values.
Set of allowed temperature and humidity parameters of the sensor.
Sensor details page with alarm history and comments for a specific medical refrigerator.
Temperature trend chart for a vaccine refrigerator, showing stable operation and alarm periods.
