ARES Cool 49 cu. ft. Swing Glass Door Upright Pharmacy Refrigerator
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The ARES Cool 49 cu. ft. Swing Glass Door Upright Pharmacy Refrigerator is part of ARES Cool, ARES Scientific’s proprietary line of laboratory and medical-grade cold storage equipment built for the demanding medication storage, vaccine cold chain, and pharmaceutical inventory workflows of pharmacy and nursing environments โ offering large-capacity upright cold storage with the glass door visibility that high-volume dispensary and clinical operations require.
Carrying the ARES Cool pharmacy refrigerator designation โ a distinction shared with the undercounter pharmacy-specific models in the ARES Cool line โ this large-capacity upright pharmacy refrigerator features double swing glass doors that are right-hinged for accessible inventory viewing without opening the cabinet, a digital touchpad interface, microprocessor temperature control, temperature alarms, R290 natural hydrocarbon refrigerant, and swivel casters for flexible positioning within pharmacy cold storage layouts, hospital satellite pharmacies, blood bank environments, and clinical lab refrigeration installations; for guidance on selecting a pharmacy refrigerator for vaccine programs, see choosing a medical refrigerator for vaccine storage.
Also referenced as a large pharmacy refrigerator, upright glass door pharmaceutical refrigerator, or high-capacity medical cold storage unit, this unit serves medication refrigeration, blood product cold storage, biological sample preservation, cannabis extract storage, and vivarium cold storage applications in the same 49 cu. ft. footprint across upright laboratory refrigerator installations where pharmacy-grade temperature management and glass door accessibility must coexist at scale.
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ARES Cool 49 cu. ft. Swing Glass Door Upright Pharmacy Refrigerator โ Product Highlights
- Carrying the ARES Cool pharmacy refrigerator designation, this unit belongs to ARES Scientific’s proprietary ARES Cool cold storage line โ a portfolio of laboratory and medical-grade refrigerators backed by ARES Scientific’s authorized distributor network, two-year parts and labor warranty, and three-year compressor parts warranty for pharmacy, clinical lab, and research facility customers; explore why cold chain monitoring matters in pharmaceutical environments for context on pairing this unit with monitoring protocols.
- Double swing glass doors allow pharmacists, lab managers, and pharmacy technicians to perform at-a-glance pharmaceutical inventory management without opening the cabinet โ reducing door-open frequency, supporting stable internal temperature maintenance, and streamlining dispensary workflows in high-access hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacy cold storage rooms, and clinical cold storage environments.
- With a 49 cu. ft. capacity across a full upright footprint, this unit provides large-capacity pharmacy-grade cold storage suited to central pharmacy cold storage, satellite hospital pharmacies, blood bank refrigeration, and institutional clinical lab environments where a high-volume upright glass door pharmacy refrigerator is required alongside the visual inventory access that glass doors enable.
- Benefit-first: precise temperature maintenance via microprocessor controller with digital touchpad interface supports medication and vaccine cold chain compliance by giving pharmacists and lab managers direct, responsive control over cold storage conditions for injectable medications, vaccines, blood products, biological samples, and other temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical inventory; see key features for blood bank and pharmaceutical refrigerator selection for procurement guidance.
- Operating on R290 natural propane โ a CFC-free, low-global-warming-potential hydrocarbon refrigerant โ this unit represents the ARES Cool eco-friendly pharmaceutical cold storage standard, reducing environmental impact without compromising the temperature stability required for pharmacy, clinical lab, and regulated pharmaceutical cold chain applications.
- Pharmacy cold storage requirements are further addressed by the unit’s temperature alarm system, which provides audible and visual notifications of temperature deviations to support pharmaceutical cold chain alert monitoring and uninterrupted protection of high-value medication and biological inventory; understanding what distinguishes medical-grade refrigeration from standard cold storage is essential for pharmacy procurement decisions.
- Mounted on swivel casters, the right-hinged glass door design and ETL Listed certification combine to make this a flexible, code-compliant large pharmacy refrigerator suitable for pharmacy room cold storage builds, nursing station installations, and clinical laboratory environments where repositionability and institutional procurement compliance are both required.
- User-role framed: pharmacists and clinical lab managers operating high-volume cold storage workflows benefit from the ARES Cool upright pharmacy refrigerator’s combination of glass door visibility, digital touchpad control, and large-format capacity โ a configuration that addresses the practical demands of shared-access pharmaceutical cold storage at the institutional scale.
Frequently Asked Questions โ ARES Cool 49 cu. ft. Swing Glass Door Upright Pharmacy Refrigerator
What is ARES Cool?
ARES Cool is ARES Scientific’s proprietary line of laboratory and medical-grade cold storage equipment; the ARES Cool 49 cu. ft. Swing Glass Door Upright Pharmacy Refrigerator carries the pharmacy refrigerator designation within this portfolio as a large-capacity upright unit engineered for pharmaceutical cold chain compliance in hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacy cold storage environments, blood banks, and clinical laboratory installations, supported by ARES Scientific’s authorized distributor network and warranty coverage.
What applications is this upright pharmacy refrigerator used for?
This unit is used for medication refrigeration, vaccine cold storage, blood product preservation, injectable pharmaceutical inventory, biological sample storage, cannabis extract cold storage, and clinical lab reagent refrigeration in hospital central pharmacies, satellite pharmacy cold storage rooms, blood bank environments, vivarium cold storage areas, and institutional clinical laboratories where large-capacity glass door cold storage is required; for temperature monitoring guidance in these settings, see real-time temperature monitoring for clinical and research labs.
Why choose a glass door pharmacy refrigerator over a solid door model?
Glass doors enable pharmacists and lab managers to visually verify inventory contents and locate specific medications or samples without opening the unit, reducing door-open frequency and the resulting temperature recovery demand in high-access pharmacy and clinical cold storage environments; this is particularly valuable in central pharmacy cold storage rooms and hospital dispensaries where staff access cold storage many times per day, and where minimizing cold air loss supports both temperature stability and energy efficiency; the guide to lab refrigeration vs. consumer appliances covers how medical-grade cold storage design addresses these access patterns.
What refrigerant does this unit use?
This unit operates on R290 natural propane, a hydrocarbon refrigerant with a low global warming potential that replaces conventional HFC refrigerants; R290 is CFC-free and represents the ARES Cool commitment to eco-friendly laboratory and pharmaceutical cold storage without compromising the temperature stability and performance required for medication storage, vaccine cold chain, and biological sample preservation workflows.
Does this unit require special electrical, plumbing, or ventilation?
This unit operates on a standard 115V electrical connection and requires no plumbing; it does not require dedicated ventilation beyond standard room airflow, and its swivel casters allow flexible positioning within pharmacy cold storage rooms, hospital satellite pharmacy installations, and clinical laboratory environments without permanent floor anchoring.
How does this pharmacy refrigerator differ from the ARES Cool stainless steel laboratory refrigerator models?
The ARES Cool Swing Glass Door Upright Pharmacy Refrigerator carries the PH- (pharmacy) SKU prefix and is specifically designated for pharmaceutical cold chain applications โ medication storage, vaccine programs, blood product refrigeration, and USP-aligned cold storage workflows โ where pharmacy compliance framing is a procurement requirement; the stainless steel laboratory refrigerator models (ARS-HC-SSP series) share the same 49 cu. ft. footprint but are designated for broader laboratory research applications including reagent cold storage, biological sample preservation, and vivarium cold storage without pharmacy-specific designation.
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Technical Specifications โ ARES Cool 49 cu. ft. Swing Glass Door Upright Pharmacy Refrigerator
| SKU: | PH-ARS-HC-49G |
| Storage Capacity: | 49 cu. ft. |
| Controller: | Microprocessor with digital touchpad interface |
| Alarm System: | Temperature alarms (audible and visual) |
| Door Configuration: | Double swing glass doors, right-hinged |
| Refrigerant: | R290 natural propane (hydrocarbon, CFC-free) |
| Power Requirements: | 115V, ETL Listed |
| External Dimensions (W ร D ร H): | 54 in ร 34.75 in ร 81.75 in (with casters); 78.25 in H (without casters) |
| Mobility: | Swivel casters |
| Warranty: | Two-year parts and labor; three-year compressor parts |