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JenG
Love my little boy!
Member since 6/05 2489 total posts
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Jen
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Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
stuff you would purchase at the drugstore....
i have a bottle of tylenol that expired 12/07 but i still take it. i also have vitamins that are about to expire but i still take them also. i work at a hospital and asked one of my docs about expired drugs. he said he still takes them.
what do you think??
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Posted 8/3/08 10:01 PM  |
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RobinG
LIF Adolescent
Member since 1/08 595 total posts
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Robin
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Re: Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
hmmm, i try to stay on top of my med cabinet, but if they are less than a year, i still usually take them. I think that the exp. date means that they may not be as effective, but I didn't think harmful. After a year exp I'd def. get rid of them. That's interesting that the dr. says they are fine...are the exp dates just so we buy new meds??
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| Posted 8/3/08 10:38 PM |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Re: Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
OTC stuff I often do, depending on what it's for. Prescription stuff I don't. Stuff that is more than a year expired, I don't take, though.
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| Posted 8/4/08 7:33 AM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
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Susan
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Re: Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
there are expiration dates for a reason. Usually after it expires it's not as effective. I don't take anything after an expiration date.
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| Posted 8/4/08 10:03 AM |
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Re: Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
I have taken expired Benadryl at times that I just could not get to a drug store and had an allergy attack. I'd prefer not to, though.
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| Posted 8/5/08 12:03 AM |
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maiden
Whoa!
Member since 5/08 1814 total posts
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T
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Re: Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
I live by the "better safe than sorry" phrase. I throw it out when it is expired.
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| Posted 8/6/08 8:59 PM |
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MOM2NICO
LIF Adolescent
Member since 1/07 829 total posts
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LISA
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Re: Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
i worked as a pharmacy tech right out of high school. customers asked this all the time. The Pharmacist said that most OTC items and precription drugs usually have a 2 year life AFTER the expiration date. Manufactureres kind of expect that people will take it either knowingly or not.
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| Posted 8/7/08 9:45 AM |
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mrs-schrute
LIF Infant
Member since 3/07 148 total posts
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S
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Re: Do you still take medicine if it is expired??
I agree with the PP that said that the medicine is usually not as effective once it gets past the expiration date, so I toss once the date has passed.
On a side note, my mom once took Tylenol that was expired by at least 6 months, and she had some weird hallucinations and had to go to the hospital. So since then, better safe than sorry!
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| Posted 8/8/08 12:16 AM |
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