I have a terrible cold and i was wondering if anybody has ever taken antibotics 7 months to a year after it expires.
2006-06-13 02:48:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I see that most of the people who answered your question don't watch the news. It was revealed in the past year or so that the expiration dates on prescription and over the counter drugs are far from realistic. Florida has just required pharmaceutical companies to put realistic expiration dates on their meds which is almost always many years after the date on the bottle. read the article on the following page.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/wesh/20060519/lo_wesh/9238253
2006-06-13 03:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by ranger12 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
If its expired throw it away, they put expiration dates on teh bottles for a reason. If you have a need for the medicine call your doctor and make an appointment to get a new prescription
2006-06-13 09:52:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you don't take meds 6 months after they expire after that flush the remaining pills pull your name off the bottle if a pharmacy bottle and toss. I don't think it would hurt you to take them, but chances are they won't be very effective.
2006-06-13 09:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by MOVING 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Def. No. Antibiotics does not help to make your cold better, a cold is a viral infection not a bacterial one so the antibiotics will do nothing for it. that antibiotic should be thrown out. Also antibiotics shouldn't be taken without a doctors order. So please throw it out.
2006-06-13 09:53:21 · answer #4 · answered by KingstonGal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you never ever take antibiotics after experation date.you should either take them all at time of prescription as directed or discard any unused medicine left.it will actually make you sick.its almost like poison.
2006-06-13 09:53:32 · answer #5 · answered by omniavincam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not anti-biotics. They are basically poison. Depending on what it breaks down to over time, you can actually get sicker. Usually they just won't work though.
2006-06-13 09:52:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no u need to get some new medicine, bc there can b bad efects from the old one and it may not work aswell, my mom tryed it and it did not work for her scince it was 6 months old, just get some more
2006-06-13 09:52:34 · answer #7 · answered by basketballchic575 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's just not as potent, but it still worked.
2006-06-13 09:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by Stacy R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has lost its efficacy. Dump them.
2006-06-13 09:51:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, it could be unhealthy for you....best case scenario, it won't hurt you but it won't be effective any longer
2006-06-13 09:49:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋