2007-01-26 14:22:28 · 10 answers · asked by ronniestang 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
well the package that the patch in is says on the back expires july 2006 but I feel like its workinh a little anyway.
2007-01-26 14:32:41 · update #1
I think it should be OK, just not as effective but still be able to relieve pain till you are able to see your doctor and get newer ones.
2007-01-26 18:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. on condition that and while i ought to realize for something do I examine. besides, those dates are no longer unavoidably the "be conscious OF GOD" while it includes efficacy. My mom worked for a pharmeceutical organization for some years, and mentioned that many drugs can nonetheless be helpful after their so-referred to as "expiration dates." Now, the performance could be much less, inspite of the incontrovertible fact that that's in comparison to there is a few style of "time pill" interior the medicine that POPS open on the expiration date and makes all of it of sudden deadly and spoiled. Have a pro day.
2016-09-28 01:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by zeitz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We usually give out samples up to 6 months after the expiration date from the physician's office I work at. While we give them out for that long, we tell patients that they are good for up to 8-10 months after the expiration date. They MAY have less effect, but in the end, they will not hurt you...at least not for pain patches. You'll see if they work....
2007-01-26 16:20:37 · answer #3 · answered by mhcgjl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
check w pharmacist but I agree that you may get a good response from them still if they were properly stored.The military recently had released some studies on the effectiveness of expired drugs. As I recall they found a stockpile of them and decided to test it out if they really had degraded-I believe some were a yr or two over their exp dates. The study showed most had a very good percentage of effectiveness left, and they decided to use them based on that. You'd have to do some research to corroborate this story but I'm fairly certain of the basic idea that they do not become ineffective very soon after the date stated in general.
2007-01-26 14:36:47 · answer #4 · answered by FoudaFaFa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I suspect that if they were stored in a cool, dry, and dark place they are probably still pretty effective.
If stored in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, they are effective, but less so.
At any rate, you'll find out the difference if you decide to use them, that's for sure and they don't work as well as they used to or not at all.
2007-01-26 14:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your in pain and that's all you have for it then I would try it, I think the worst that could happen is it may not be affective and its only about 6 mo out of date and that's not too bad but you might ask a pharmacist.
2007-01-26 14:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whether it be that or other medication that expired, it is best to flush it down the toilet. I have heard of people getting very sick on old medicine.
2007-01-26 14:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by Yafooey! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is it on the package or is it what the druggist put on his label? If on the package, it is expired.
2007-01-26 14:25:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i used those up until a month ago,med change.theyu should be ok,i wouldnt go to much longer though
2007-01-26 14:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Throw them out!
They can't be that expensive///
2007-01-26 14:25:46 · answer #10 · answered by ◄☯♫ vanitee of vanitees ♫☯► 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋