Is it o.k. to take Medicine after it expired 7 months ago?
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I see that most of the people who answered your question don't watch the news. It was revealed in the past year or so that the expiration dates on prescription and over the counter drugs are far from realistic. Florida has just required pharmaceutical companies to put realistic expiration dates on their meds which is almost always many years after the date on the bottle. read the article on the following page.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/wesh/20060519/lo_wesh/9238253
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NO, it could be unhealthy for you..best case scenario, it won't hurt you but it won't be effective any longer
It has lost its efficacy. Dump them. no
Yes, it's just not as potent, but it still worked.
No you'll get poison that easy.
No it will have lost its effectivity Don´t do it, there might be something wrong with it!
yes it just wont be as potient
No its loses its potency
Not anti-biotics. They are basically poison. Depending on what it breaks down to over time, you can actually get sicker. Usually they just won't work though. If its expired throw it away, they put expiration dates on teh bottles for a reason. If you have a need for the medicine call your doctor and make an appointment to get a new prescription
no u need to get some new medicine, bc there can b bad efects from the old one and it may not work aswell, my mom tryed it and it did not work for her scince it was 6 months old, just get some more
Def. No. Antibiotics does not help to make your cold better, a cold is a viral infection not a bacterial one so the antibiotics will do nothing for it. that antibiotic should be thrown out. Also antibiotics shouldn't be taken without a doctors order. So please throw it out.
Usually you don't take meds 6 months after they expire after that flush the remaining pills pull your name off the bottle if a pharmacy bottle and toss. I don't think it would hurt you to take them, but chances are they won't be very effective. you never ever take antibiotics after experation date.you should either take them all at time of prescription as directed or discard any unused medicine left.it will actually make you sick.its almost like poison.
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