04-25-2007, 06:44 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Expired Medicine?
I did a search on "expired medicine" and got nothing.
I was just wondering just how badly expired can advil be and still be ok to consume? Assuming of course, expired medicine is ok to take to begin with? I've had a headache for about 2 days now, and i've decided it's time to take some advil. However, the only bottle i have is 2 years expired. While I could throw it out and buy a new one, is it safe to consume the old stuff? And will it work just as well? Thanks in advance!
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04-25-2007, 07:17 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Devils Cabana Boy
Location: Central Coast CA
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2 years, to be safe, throw it out. I've had my GP say my ant-acids were safe even though they were expired by a few months.
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04-25-2007, 07:36 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx
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its not so much safety as potency for most drugs, especially OTC (over the counter). They just lose their effectiveness after time, kind of like how a pot of chili tastes great for the first week, then just begins to go stale. It also means that you could theoretically take MORE than the prescribed amount because it is less effective, but that is most often, and rightly discouraged because it is unknown by how much the effectiveness has degraded.
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04-26-2007, 03:19 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Location: upstate NY
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If it's been kept under optimal conditions (cool,dry,dark) it's probably fine. The expiration dates on meds can be pretty arbitrary and not based on actual degradation.
Note that the medicine cabinet is about the worst place for long term storage of meds because the bathroom typically gets heated up and fogged up with moisture one or more times a day. |
04-27-2007, 09:24 AM | #7 (permalink) | |
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Location: Erie, PA
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