![]() ![]() ![]() It's likely that newer medications past their expiration dates have not been tested as well (or at all). These tests of drug stability were in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. ![]() Before ignoring expiration dates on medications, there are a few caveats to keep in mind: The verdict? Most medications were still good nearly three years past their expiration dates. So, the drugs were extensively tested with oversight by the U.S. No one wanted to throw away expensive medications that might still be safe and effective. The military had gathered a stockpile of medications worth more than a billion dollars that were close to or past their expiration dates. Air Force started a study in 1985 and later extended it to other military services in the early 1990s. I'd heard medications were often safe and effective well past their expiration date she's ready to throw them out if they're even close to the date on the bottle. We have similar discussions about expired medications. And with that another perfectly good pasta dish (or was that chicken?) is tossed out. She wants to throw it away – better safe than sorry! I say if the color looks right, it smells like food, and tastes alright, we should eat it. I discover some perfectly good food of uncertain age in the refrigerator. My wife and I have this argument (she calls it a "discussion") several times a year. Is it ok to use medications past their expiration dates? My clonidine expired 2 years ago is it still ok ![]()
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