what will happen if you take medicine that has expired?
151552
my daughter works at a pharmacy and she said when the medicine expires it loses some of its potency so it may not work as well.
1176631
I dont know. I will suggest that you check with your pharmacist. He can tell you what would potentially happen and what you could take instead.
193470
Most medication, in pill form, is good for one year from the date purchased ... then it's abilities start to diminish.
338752
anabolic steroids are never safe to use, unless for some reason your doctor prescribes them.  and then in that case, no not when they've expired
314049
some medicine you cannot mix
592154
YES!!!! If it is going to someone who its not prescribed to then you and them both can get into serious trouble...i sent my dad some muscle relaxers and the postal service opened it up and he didn't get them for a month and there was a note on it saying what had happened to the envelope because there was also a letter and a check in there that wasn't illegal so they had to send that but not the meds.
1125847
I work for an eye dr. & know for a fact that it is illegal for a physician to release a CL RX that is expired.  Here's a little secret though.  Make an appointment and ask for a trial pair to get you by until your appointment and then when the appt. comes up--cancel it!  People do that all the time, but sooner or later you will have to see the dr. in order to keep getting CL's--Good Luck!
833741
They are antibiotics to treat things like chlamydia and gonorrhea.  You should not take drugs after their expiration date, and if you have these drugs my guess is you had this std before.  #1, start using a condom, #2 if you took these before you body could have built up an immunity to them, and the chlamydia or whatever you have could have mutated and you may need a different drug.  Go to the doctor and get swabbed!
470610
only if they didnt expire
702342
why do you say that?\nif they are not there to give you right medications you'll have  to find your own medication and will end up in grave before time.
647860
Patent life is how long before the patent expires.\n\nExcedrin is basically aspirin and caffeine, which are both very old, so the patents have expired.  If you look on the package, it will say something like "Protected under US Patent #6,555,555"  You can go an look up the patent and see when it expires at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
843142
It should say on the medicine, if not call the pharamcy where you got it.  Medicines change chemically over time, however small changes are not that serious.
495293
nothing because you shouldn't be selling that drug to anyone. If they have a bad effect and end up sick, in the hospital, etc are you going to have a clear conscience?
416873
When my father died, my mother had the same question.  There is too much liability involved, so this is not feasible.  BUT, my mom has volunteered at her local senior center for years, and she took the medications in there.  She asked around and found a few folks who used some of the same meds, so a few were used.  The seniors felt comfortable taking the meds because they knew my mother personally.
923371
expiration date (date the product is no longer suitable for use)
967190
In general you would package the medicine from the information on the prescription, type up the label (or enter it in the computer for a printout), and prepare the billing for the customer copay and the insurance pay.\n\nIn addition you would also ask the patient if they had any allergies that you would verify as not being a factor for the new medicine. You might call the doctor if the old prescription was expired. You would also talk about any side-effects if it was a new prescription. You would also answer any questions the patient had (and make sure they understood the directions on when and how to take the medicine).
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Usually doesn't matter if they've gone beyond the expiration by a little bit - if they have been kept in a cool dry place.\n\nSome meds could cause harm if they're real old, and others could lose some of their potency.  \n\nThe dates the pharmacy puts on pills is usually 1 year after the day you get them.  The bottle that they got them from might say they don't expire till 2010.  Ask pharmacist next time what the bottle he's getting them from says.