What is the expiration date of a prescription?
818283
it depends on the drug, and the state in which you try to fill it.\n\nIt is probably for what is called a 'legend' drug, in which case it is good for one year from when it was written......in Utah which is where I live. Call your pharmacy, they can tell you the answer in 5 seconds.
920502
There should be an expiration date on the package.
777876
You go to a doctor and he will examine you to determine if you do need it. If you do, he will write a prescription, which you then take to a pharmacy, and they will sell it to you.
135081
The main thing with taking expired meds is that the med. may be to strong of a dose or not strong enough. It won't actually "hurt" you.(unless you over dose)  I wouldn't do it again if I were you though and check the date before taking.
936529
Try http://www.webmd.com and type in the prescription name.
741732
Well to be honest, you shouldn't take anything that's out of date.  The date is there for a purpose.  If you suffer or end up in hospital you wouldn't be able to blame anybody but yourself!!
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.
43049
No not yet, it is too new it takes 6 years for a new medication to have a generic form, is has to do with the patent on the product
450796
companies describe expiry dates on medicines including antibiotics. What they mean is that one or more chemicals or rather we say ingredients lose their effectiveness. So when you return the medicines to the store they give it back to the company where they add the chemicals which lose their effectiveness and then again sell those.\n\nSo it is better to return the medicines back to the store rather than flushing or throwing in garbage which is harmful for the soil.
656942
You have up to three months to fill it. Once you fill it, it expires one year from that date
690976
Most sunscreen has a 3-5 year shelf life.  There should be an expiration date on the bottle; if not, here's a link to what the codes mean:\n\nhttp://www.uspharmacist.com/index.asp?show=article&page=8_1323.htm#T1
432234
Prescription drugs have to go through a study...just like that...before any rational doctor will precribe them and before the FDA will even approve them!
471278
First of all, what type of medication isn't being filled? Second if the prescription note is wrong, for the most part it is because it has been tampered with or can't be interpreted due to sloppy handwriting or misspelling, if that is the case then the Pharmacist can contact the Doctor that wrote the script and get clarification. Not filling a script for pain killers or an antibiotic immediately isn't going to cause permanent harm in that it can be obtained later or next day. It is usually more bothersome for the patient though.
760733
Medicine manufacturers specify the expiry date with some purpose, based on some clinical trials conducted with the medicine. \n\nFirstly the medicine both Pills and preparations will start loosing their effectiveness and it may not act for the purpose you are taking.\n\nSecondly, most of the medicine are made with chemical base and some properties turn to be toxic or poisionouos even and it may be harmful after these dates. It may be harmful to take it and will have adverse effect.\n\nSo it very essential to consume the medicines before expiry date and you need not consult anyone about taking it after the expiry dates. Just you have to throw them-.
849031
What do you mean by "it has expired?"\n\nYou have the paper script that has an expiration date? That's unusual, most written scripts are good for 6 months (depending on what it's for). If that's the case, call your doctor or pharmacist and ask them if they can fill it anyway or call in a replacement.\n\nYou have a bottle of pills that has an expiration date? If that's the case, no problem. Most pills have a significant shelf life before any sort of deterioration starts to occur. You'll notice when you fill a script it always says to discard 1 year after it was filled. Some prescriptions are sensitive to light and heat, but most are pretty stable. You don't know how long that pill was in a factory, a warehouse, a distribution center, a re-seller, and then in your pharmacy before getting that sticker saying "good for 1 year."\n\nIf it's in the bottle, you're probably okay. If you're worried, call your pharmacist and ask if they can replace what you haven't taken. - I doubt they will, but it's worth a shot.\n\nOdd
559358
I've never had a problem in 2 years, you just have to be careful that your drug is really what it is supposed to be. Stick with western Europe or Canadian pharmacies, they have standards similar to ours.
351302
call and ask your pharmacist they can tell you ever thing