is it safe to take expired albuterol?
486542
Most likely the drug has weakened effectiveness, because I have also used expired Albuterol in a pinch and it worked. But definitely get it refilled as soon as possible, you don't want to have a bad attack and not be able to get the correct dose.
838464
You need to use your Ventolin for relief of symptoms and another i use asmacorte or becloforte as a preventer, don't just take it for a few days at a time, this is a lifetime thing! When using any inhaler always brush and or rinse your mouth out as using them and steroids can cause oral thrush. Prednisolone is great for when you have a bad bout of asthma and should be taken as directed by your Dr and not used long term as it can cause high blood pressure, heart problems, high cholesterol, thinning of the skin, mood swings. The smoking will more than likely cause an attack, i always ask people not to smoke round me, not sure if you can do that with the people you work with. If you follow and keep up your asthma treatment yes you can live a normal life, i have been asthmatic since i was 1 year old, i am now 40. I do sports, had children, travel, live a normal life. You be in control of the asthma, not the asthma in control of you!
523865
You probably will have PFT's, Pulmonary Function Tests, where you will breath in and out of equipment that allows the technician to record your lung capacity, and other measurements.  The doctor also will listen to your lungs to determine the extent and kind of weasing, crackles, and other indications.  You probably will have a chest xray (CXR), possibly a CT scan. Be sure you understand what the doctor tells you.  If you are prescribed asthma inhalers, such as Albuterol, Atrovent, Advair, and they don't really help you after a couple of months, then do get another opinion.  I know someone who was told she had adult onset asthma, then also some emphysema.  After three years of getting worse, she went to a university/teaching hospital and found that she had neither.  If you "think" you have asthma, then maybe your symptoms aren't too bad, but they can get much worse.  It's a good idea to keep a time record of significant problems or symptoms for future reference, and for your doc or a new doc.  Also obtain copies of test results to have in case you do go to a new doc.  Hope asthma is all you have, you can still have a basically normal life.
221422
Tylenol past expiration will not harm you, but it might be sub-potent.  The expiration date is not when medication goes bad, but it is 100 per cent potent at least to the expiration date.  Tetracycline and its cousins (Doxycycline, etc) should NOT be taken past expiration.  They can cause liver damage.  Those are the only drugs which have adverse effects when expired.
397708
There is no exat time and not everyone will get it but look at it this way. Your lung double as a filter for your body and you are continously running smoke through this filter. The filter is going to get dirty and you may die as a result of it.\n\nI recommend you go see the new movie out thankyouforsmoking not only is it funny but is also sends a good message
231564
One that's not expired.
886832
generally medications are good for a few months past the expiration date\nbut how you store them can break them down before that date\nnever store medications in very moist hot areas\nsome have to be protected from sunlight\nliquids needing refrigeration must be store properly and these i certainly would not use past the expiration date\nit is always a good idea to throw out old expired medications because the chemical compounds break down and change their composition over time causing it to be dangerous to take\nmy motto when in doubt throw it out
534078
It's not going to give you asthma.  However, not taking it when you need it can give you scar tissue in your lungs which can cause asthma.  C'mon, who's the better judge of your health?  Your doctor, or your friend?
648216
asthma is more serious than you think i nearly died 2 years ago on a ventilator 4 3 weeks before taking anything except an inhaler phone your doctor and ask first i heard that warm black coffee is good but i just used to wait them out do not try that think that's why it got so bad good luck in your search
1096995
The problem is if you inhale it. That can damage your lungs
1014248
Prednisolon is widely used in the treatment of COPD, asthma, emphyzema etc. It helps the patient's breathing especially during the course of a chest infection.\n\nI am speaking, both as a registered nurse and also as a relative. My mother died with COPD six years ago, i took care of her until she died. \n\nYou mention Mendrol, my mother was prescribed it but id didn't seem to agree with her, not as well as Prednisolon did. What i mean by that is that she didn't get over infections as quickly as she did on Prednisolon/\n\nYour mother should speak to  the doctor offering to increase her Mendrol, ask what would think about a course of Prednisolon. Her doctor may decide she is better off on Mendrol, in which case she could tell him that she asked for a second opinion.\n\nI don't know if you are in the UK or USA but should your mother ever feel that she was not getting the best tretment from her doctor, then Patients Charter states that she is entitled to have her views heard and switch doctor, if feeling that he would treat her beet.\n\nBest wishes
43036
depends on how long you smoked but probably never doesnt mean you shouldnt. dont make things worse; a million other side effects besides your lung damage will be avoided.
779207
No, but boy that would be nice. My son and  I have Astma, but thankfully it's very mild.\n\nNow, I've heard of Athletes who've abused Albutrol to increase their lung functions. (Albutrol is a medication commonly in astmas inhailers)
696220
You don't mention if it was prescribed or not? If prescribed as a tablet then it should last for a few weeks, while on it, but if it was a slow release injection, then you could be in for a rough ride, for about 3 months. \n\nMy partner had a injection of slow release prednisolone (steriod) for allergic reaction, last year, and had 3 months of hell, his suger levels were all over the place, initially we thought it was because of the allergic reaction. He is insulin dependent diabetic.\n\nWhen we questioned our doctor and diabetes specialist, they said that it was the steriods. And would last for about 12 weeks. We were not to impressed, but there was not a lot we could do. \n\nPartner refuses to have it again, unless absolutely necessary.
939083
The expiration date that you give is more of a benchmark of shelf life than an actual date it will go "bad."  Say the ibuprofen you are using in your example is 200mg per tablet.  What the manufacturer is telling you with this expiration date is that each tablet will be effective at 200mg until 10/31/05.  After that each tablet may start losing effectiveness.  Say you took one of those tablets today (11/1/06).  The same tablet may have been more effective if it were taken 1 year ago on 11/1/2005.  The further out from the expiration date you go, the less and less effective the drug may become.  I am not aware of any OTC med that could "harm" you after it passes it's shelf life. It becomes less effective and may start to break down.
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This is a great medication, I was around when it was just introduced in the clinical setting and after, there are a lot of people who have regained lung volumes! Thought never to be able to happen with copd patients.\nThe answer is right about not using atrovent, what it does is because sprieva is a longer acting atrovent they compete for the same receptor and if you have too much atrovent in there the spireva is just wasted and useless.\n\nspiriva is great!
655770
Technically you shouldn't - they say medicines can alter over time, some lose potency - some get stronger, some go bad.  However, it depends on the condition - I for instance had a urinary tract infection and used left over antibiotics to help  get rid of it.  People do it - but as an EMT - I should be telling you not to.