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People can damage their medicines by taking them outside in hot or cold weather. On the other hand, some people need to carry their medicines with them wherever they go (even if the weather is extremely hot or cold). Specially constructed storage systems can protect medicines from damage due to hot

People can damage their medicines by taking them outside in hot or cold weather. On the other hand, some people need to carry their medicines with them wherever they go (even if the weather is extremely hot or cold). Specially constructed storage systems can protect medicines from damage due to hot and cold weather without requiring bulky structures or expensive components that consume electricity to regulate temperature.

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1. A medicine storage system configured to protect a medicine from a first external temperature less than a minimum recommended storage temperature and from a second external temperature greater than a maximum recommended storage temperature by utilizing phase changes to regulate a temperature of th

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A medicine storage system configured to protect a medicine from a first external temperature less than a minimum recommended storage temperature and from a second external temperature greater than a maximum recommended storage temperature by utilizing phase changes to regulate a temperature of the medicine, the medicine storage system comprising: an insulated container;a first chamber located inside the insulated container, wherein the first chamber is configured to hold a removable medicine container; anda phase change system comprising a second chamber having a first phase change material and comprising a third chamber having a second phase change material, wherein the phase change system is located inside the insulated container,wherein the first phase change material has a first melting temperature greater than 33 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 74 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second phase change material has a second melting temperature less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit and at least four degrees greater than the first melting temperature. 2. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the second melting temperature is greater than 74 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the first melting temperature is less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second melting temperature is greater than 40 degrees Fahrenheit such that the medicine storage system is configurable for storage in a refrigerator, preventing the medicine from freezing, and preventing the medicine from becoming hotter than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 4. The medicine storage system of claim 3, wherein the second melting temperature is less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit. 5. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the removable medicine container is located inside the first chamber, and the removable medicine container comprises insulin. 6. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the removable medicine container is located inside the first chamber, and the removable medicine container comprises at least one of epinephrine and adrenaline. 7. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the insulated container comprises an opening to the first chamber, the opening is covered by a removable lid, and the medicine storage system is configured such that removing the lid enables a user to remove the medicine container from the first chamber, wherein the opening is not in fluid communication with the second chamber, and the first phase change material is fully enclosed by the second chamber such that removing the lid does not permit the first phase change material to spill out of the medicine storage system, andthe opening is not in fluid communication with the third chamber, and the second phase change material is fully enclosed by the third chamber such that removing the lid does not permit the second phase change material to spill out of the medicine storage system. 8. The medicine storage system of claim 1, further comprising a first vacuum chamber located between walls of the insulated container such that the first vacuum chamber insulates the insulated container. 9. The medicine storage system of claim 8, wherein the insulated container comprises an opening to the first chamber, the opening is covered by a removable lid, and the medicine storage system is configured such that removing the lid enables a user to remove the medicine container from the first chamber, and wherein the lid comprises a second vacuum chamber configured such that screwing the lid into the opening rotates the second vacuum chamber relative to the first chamber system. 10. The medicine storage system of claim 1, further comprising a liner located in the first chamber, wherein the liner surrounds at least a majority of the removable medicine container, the liner is made from a first material, and the first chamber is made from a second material that is at least two times harder than the first material as measured on the Brinell scale. 11. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the insulated container comprises an opening to the first chamber, the opening is covered by a removable lid, and the medicine storage system is configured such that removing the lid enables a user to remove the medicine container from the first chamber, the medicine storage system further comprising a first seal located between the lid and the opening such that the first seal is configured to block fluid from entering the first chamber to keep the medicine container dry, and the first seal is configured to reduce heat transfer from an internal portion of the medicine storage system to an area outside the medicine storage system. 12. The medicine storage system of claim 11, wherein the lid is coupled to the insulated container by screw threads, and the first seal is compressed by inserting a portion of the lid into the opening such that the first seal is compressed between the portion of the lid and a radially inward protrusion of the opening. 13. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the first chamber comprises at least ten compartments, wherein the compartments are configured to hold at least one medicine case. 14. The medicine storage system of claim 13, wherein the compartments form a matrix, and at least some of the compartments are labeled with patient information. 15. The medicine storage system of claim 1, wherein the first melting temperature of the first phase change material is greater than 59 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 74 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second melting temperature of the second phase change material is greater than 74 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 86 degrees Fahrenheit. 16. A method of storing a medicine, the method comprising: obtaining a medicine storage system comprising a phase change system, a first insulated container configured to hold at least a portion of the phase change system, and a first chamber located within the first insulated container, wherein the first chamber is configured to hold the medicine, and wherein the phase change system comprises a first phase change material and a second phase change material, the first phase change material having a first melting temperature greater than 33 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 74 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second phase change material having a second melting temperature less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit and at least four degrees greater than the first melting temperature;placing the medicine in the first chamber;storing the storage system for a period of time in a first environment having a first temperature greater than the first melting temperature and less than the second melting temperature; andprotecting the medicine from a first external temperature less than the first melting temperature and from a second external temperature greater than the second melting temperature by utilizing phase changes of the first phase change material and the second phase change material to regulate a temperature of the medicine. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first melting temperature is less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second melting temperature is greater than 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the method further comprising storing the medicine storage system in a refrigerator such that the first phase change material is liquid and the second phase change material is solid. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising storing the storage system in the first environment until the first phase change material is liquid and the second phase change material is solid in response to receiving a first instruction, comprising the period of time, from at least one of the storage system, packaging of the storage system, written instructions included with the storage system, and digital instructions associated with the storage system. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving a first instruction and a second instruction from at least one of the storage system, packaging of the storage system, written instructions included with the storage system, and digital instructions associated with the storage system, moving the storage system to a second environment that is cooler than the first and second melting temperatures, and then, in response to the first instruction, moving the storage system to a third environment,wherein the third environment has a third temperature that is greater than the first melting temperature and less than the second melting temperature, and the first instruction comprises a first recommended maximum time that the storage system can be in the second environment before being moved to the third environment,the method further comprising moving the storage system to a fourth environment that is warmer than the first and second melting temperatures, and then, in response to the second instruction, moving the storage system to a fifth environment,wherein the fifth environment has a fifth temperature greater than the first melting temperature and less than the second melting temperature, and the second instruction comprises a second recommended maximum time that the storage system can be in the fourth environment before being moved to the fifth environment. 20. A method of storing a medicine, the method comprising: obtaining a medicine storage system comprising a phase change system, a first insulated container configured to hold at least a portion of the phase change system, and a first chamber located within the first insulated container, wherein the first chamber is configured to hold the medicine, and wherein the phase change system comprises a first phase change material and a second phase change material, the first phase change material having a first melting temperature greater than 33 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and the second phase change material having a second melting temperature greater than 40 degrees Fahrenheit and less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit;placing the medicine in the first chamber;placing the storage system in a first state by storing the storage system in a first refrigerated area for a period of time, wherein in the first state the first phase change material is liquid and the second phase change material is solid;placing the storage system in a second state by moving the storage system to a second environment having a second temperature less than the first and second melting temperatures, wherein in the second state the first phase change material is at least partially solid and the second phase change material is solid, and then resetting the storage system to the first state by placing the storage system in a second refrigerated area; andplacing the storage system in a third state by moving the storage system to a third environment having a third temperature greater than the first and second melting temperatures, wherein in the third state the first phase change material is liquid and the second phase change material is at least partially liquid, and then resetting the storage system to the first state by placing the storage system in a third refrigerated area. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the first, second, and third refrigerated areas are located in a single refrigerator.