My doctor told me many years ago that nearly all drugs were equally potent five years past their expiration date. And then I asked him specifically about my wife’s medications and mine and he told me they were good “indefinitely.”
Antibiotics pretty much last forever. What type of biotic will make them deteriorate? Most MDs who also know their chemistry (most MDs) will pretty much confirm the same.
I serve on the board of a free clinic. We get mess donated to us by pharmacies that must discard meds about to pass their expiration date. We brought in docs who all said not to worry about the efficacy of meds past their expiration date. We used to raise funds to buy scrips for patients and now we suck up to pharmacies to have them donate their soon to be outdated meds because the govt requires them to do so.
I serve on the board of a free clinic. We get meds donated to us by pharmacies that must discard meds about to pass their expiration date. We brought in docs who all said not to worry about the efficacy of meds past their expiration date. We used to raise funds to buy scrips for patients and now we suck up to pharmacies to have them donate their soon to be outdated meds because the govt requires them to do so.
Does the same rule apply to old make-up?
The toilet bowl in that photo is so squeaky clean that it shames me into getting in our bathrooms and cleaning the toilet bowls - which still won’t look as nice as that one even after I scrub them (iron in the water keeps them messy looking unless I use “The Works” toilet bowl cleaner; and even then not for long.)
” If a bottle of Tylenol, for example, says something like “Do not use after June 1998,” and it is August 2002, should you take the Tylenol?”
No! But not because of ‘expiration dates’. Tylenol is hazardous to your liver. The three leading causes of livers being destroyed are Acetaminophen, poison mushroom, and exposure to some hydrocarbon solvents.
Good thread on “expired” drugs and clean toilets.
I did and she's still alive. Please advise.
Thanks for posting this joe.
Key paragraphs: One of the largest studies ever conducted that supports the above points about “expired drug” labeling was done by the US military 15 years ago, according to a feature story in the Wall Street Journal (March 29, 2000), reported by Laurie P. Cohen. The military was sitting on a $1 billion stockpile of drugs and facing the daunting process of destroying and replacing its supply every 2 to 3 years, so it began a testing program to see if it could extend the life of its inventory.
The testing, conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ultimately covered more than 100 drugs, prescription and over-the-counter. The results showed that about 90% of them were safe and effective as far as 15 years past their original expiration date.
Plain, uncoated aspirin will eventually break down into acetic acid. If you open the bottle, and get a strong vinegar smell, they are not as good as fresh.
Drugs should definitely not be disposed of in the toilet. Introduces who knows what into the water supply and into the habitat of aquatic critters.
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Some show I watched about this years ago also said the worst place to keep your drugs was in the bathroom medicine cabinet (due to the high warm humidity). Also, my shampoo has an expiration date. Why would shampoo have an expiration date? I think they’ve gone overboard with them. It is a good way to get people to throw out the old stuff and head to the store to buy replacements.
Is it okay to test expired milk on M-I-Ls?
Darn, I just can’t convince everyone that the eighteen year old single malt scotch is beyond its expiration date and they should not drink it!
On a separate note: There was an excellent article in the Sunbury PA Daily Item Newspaper yesterday about the level of pharmaceuticals in the Susquehanna River and other major streams and rivers. It was an absolutely excellent article that was factually researched. I went to their website to post it to FR and apparently they only put it in the hard copy of the newspaper. It’s a must read, especially since water treatment processes do not remove these drugs from the municipal systems.
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