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Using medicine after expiration date??

WithCheesePlease · 2013-02-28 09:05:15

Can anyone tell me if it's ok to use a medicine after its expiration date? I'm at home sick today with a bad chest and cough and have a bottle of exputex which expired Feb 2011 - 2 years ago. Could I still chance it? I really don't want to have to get dressed and go out to buy more when I could (maybe?) use this??? What…

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Can anyone tell me if it's ok to use a medicine after its expiration date? I'm at home sick today with a bad chest and cough and have a bottle of exputex which expired Feb 2011 - 2 years ago. Could I still chance it? I really don't want to have to get dressed and go out to buy more when I could (maybe?) use this???

What happens to the ingredients of medicine after it passes its expiration date?

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#2 28-02-2013 9:20am

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As found on the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide wrote:

This is the date at which the manufacturer can still guarantee the full potency and safety of the drug.
<snip>
So the expiration date doesn't really indicate a point at which the medication is no longer effective or has become unsafe to use.

That's good enough for me! I'll use it once now until I head out in a bit and buy more then. Thank you internets!

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