Skip to content
March 31, 2023
Blogolu

Blogolu

A Directory of Wonderful Things

Primary Menu Blogolu

Blogolu

  • Health and Fitness
  • Newsbeat
  • Compliance
  • Business
  • Food
  • Photography
  • WordPress
  • World
  • Questions & Answer

Can I take an expired medication?

879 viewsOctober 10, 2022DrugsPharmaceutical
0
Sam Smith11.38K December 24, 2020 0 Comments

1 Answer

  • Active
  • Voted
  • Newest
  • Oldest
0
Blogolu28.38K Posted December 24, 2020 0 Comments

Should patients use expired medications or not? It’s always best to use medications that are NOT expired; it’s just the safest route. If a medication is essential for a chronic and potentially life-threatening disease, for example, a heart condition, cancer treatment, seizure, or life-threatening allergy, it is probably wise to get a new prescription before it expires and keep up with refills as needed.

However, if a medication is needed, and the patient is not able to replace the expired medication, there is no evidence that it is unsafe to take the medication in most cases.1 The patient should be aware that it may not produce the desired therapeutic effect. If this is the case, a new prescription is needed.

If an expired medication is for a minor health problem, for example, for a headache, hay fever, or mild pain, it may also be safe to take it, although drug potency might not be 100% and it may not work as well. For example, if using ibuprofen (Advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) that’s outdated does not relieve your headache, it may have lost its potency. Research has shown many military stockpile medications retained 90% of their potency in their original stock bottle.3,8 However, storage conditions of these medications were optimized for temperature and humidity, and probably do not mimic the typical storage conditions of the average household prescription bottle.

If an expired medication is taken, and the patient notices the drug has no effect, the medication should be replaced. Some drugs are probably less likely to be safe if they’re expired:

  1. a biologic product
  2. insulin
  3. a refrigerated liquid
  4. eye drops
  5. injectable
  6. a specially compounded medication
  7. if it looks like it is degraded or cloudy, or has a noxious smell, it should be discarded and replaced.
Register or Login

Other Categories

  • Art and Design
  • Blogolu
  • Book and Writing
  • Business
  • Compliance
  • Cricket
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion and Beauty
  • FDA
  • Finance
  • Food
  • Graphic Design
  • Health and Fitness
  • Home Services
  • ISO
  • ISO 2768
  • Lifestyle
  • Newsbeat
  • OSHA
  • Photography
  • Science
  • Smart Phones
  • Stories
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • USA
  • WordPress
  • World
  • Latest
  • Popular
  • Trending
    • WordPress

    How to Create Inquiry Form on WordPress Website

    2 months ago Blogolu
    • Compliance

    Anti-Corruption Laws – FCPA & UK Bribery Act

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
    • Compliance

    Business Ethics: Importance & Practices

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
    • Compliance

    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States- Import Requirements

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
    • Compliance

    Travel And Expenses (T&E): IRS Compliance and Identify & Preventing Fraud

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
    • WordPress

    How to Create Inquiry Form on WordPress Website

    2 months ago Blogolu
    • Health and Fitness
    • Newsbeat
    • Stories

    America’s abortion ban will effect women everywhere

    8 months ago Sam Smith
    • Health and Fitness

    Everything you need to know about BEDOYECTA TRI (HYDROXOCOBALAMIN, VITAMIN B1, VITAMIN B6)

    8 months ago Sam Smith
    • Book and Writing

    How to Write a Book – Beginners Guide

    8 months ago Sam Smith
    • Photography

    Tips for Capturing the Night Sky with Your Smartphone

    8 months ago Sam Smith
    • WordPress

    How to Create Inquiry Form on WordPress Website

    2 months ago Blogolu
    • Compliance

    Anti-Corruption Laws – FCPA & UK Bribery Act

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
    • Compliance

    Business Ethics: Importance & Practices

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
    • Compliance

    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States- Import Requirements

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
    • Compliance

    Travel And Expenses (T&E): IRS Compliance and Identify & Preventing Fraud

    5 months ago Anubha Srivastava

You may have missed

  • WordPress

How to Create Inquiry Form on WordPress Website

2 months ago Blogolu
  • Compliance

Anti-Corruption Laws – FCPA & UK Bribery Act

5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
  • Compliance

Business Ethics: Importance & Practices

5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
  • Compliance

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States- Import Requirements

5 months ago Anubha Srivastava
  • Compliance

Travel And Expenses (T&E): IRS Compliance and Identify & Preventing Fraud

5 months ago Anubha Srivastava

Blogolu

Blogolu is a bloging platform designed not only to inform readers, but to give complete information visibility of the topic and, ultimately, to push readers towards researched content of products, services, place or a thing. Blogolu blog post can vary in length but is usually design to provide complete information on any topic.

Trending Topics

Art and Design Blogolu Book and Writing Business Compliance Cricket Entertainment Fashion and Beauty FDA Finance Food Graphic Design Health and Fitness Home Services ISO ISO 2768 Lifestyle Newsbeat OSHA Photography Science Smart Phones Stories Tech Travel USA WordPress World
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Blogolu © All rights reserved |