A system for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F), the system comprising: a control station, wherein the control station: receives temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F); causes at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored; determines whether the temperature is outside a predefined range; causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range; receives user authentication information from a user; and upon verification of the user authentication information, sends unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F), characterized in that the control station is able to cause audible or visual alarms when the change of temperature over time exceeds a certain predefined amount, wherein the type of alarm expressed by the control station or storage unit (130A-F) differs from that expressed by the outside-of-temperature-range alarm, wherein the control station further: causes a bulletin to be displayed or printed when the outside-of-temperature-range alarm is generated and causes the bulletin to be displayed or printed at predefined intervals until the temperature is back within the predefined range, the bulletin comprising: an identification of the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F); a date and time; and a temperature. a control station, wherein the control station: receives temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F); causes at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored; determines whether the temperature is outside a predefined range; causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range; receives user authentication information from a user; and upon verification of the user authentication information, sends unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F), characterized in that receives temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F); causes at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored; determines whether the temperature is outside a predefined range; causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range; receives user authentication information from a user; and upon verification of the user authentication information, sends unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F), the control station is able to cause audible or visual alarms when the change of temperature over time exceeds a certain predefined amount, wherein the type of alarm expressed by the control station or storage unit (130A-F) differs from that expressed by the outside-of-temperature-range alarm, wherein the control station further: causes a bulletin to be displayed or printed when the outside-of-temperature-range alarm is generated and causes the bulletin to be displayed or printed at predefined intervals until the temperature is back within the predefined range, the bulletin comprising: an identification of the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F); a date and time; and a temperature. causes a bulletin to be displayed or printed when the outside-of-temperature-range alarm is generated and causes the bulletin to be displayed or printed at predefined intervals until the temperature is back within the predefined range, the bulletin comprising: an identification of the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F); a date and time; and a temperature. an identification of the refrigerated medical storage unit (130A-F); a date and time; and a temperature.