Would Vitamin pills be a good thing to store?

[MaryN]

Vitamin pills do not keep for very long periods. To remain viable they need to be in watertight and airtight containers and kept in cool and dry conditions. As soon as you open a pack the viability starts to fade. The reason for this is not just the fact that the vitamins themselves are fading, its what is included in the tablets to keep them in tablet form. Silica is one of the additives and it absorbs moisture from the air - you only need to open the cap and you have exposure. Gel capsules also start to deteriorate quickly, so would be worthless after a few days. In fact, vitamins, in pill form, are not the best things to take to get your daily doses.