I Have some acetaminophen from 2005...id it still good?

Answer 1

I use to work for the drug company; Pfizer. One of the things we learned during our classes in pharmacology was that OTC medication (like acetaminophen) retains 100% of its potency for 12-18 months after the expiration date listed on the container. So assuming you purchased the medication in 2005...the expiration date listed on the bottle should be at least until 2007 (most OTC medications have 2 year shelf life. And if you are saying that the tablets expired in 2005 you still have that 18 month buffer.

So the answer is.....yes the are still good. And after the 18 month buffer the drug will lose about 50% of it's potency so it would be a good idea to buy new ones.

Answer 2

Maybe. It should have an expiry date on it. If it's expired, acetaminophen is cheap enough that you can chuck it out and get some fresh. Taking expired medication often means you aren't getting the help you need.

Answer 3

There should be an expiration date on the bottle. If it expired in 2005, then no, it is not good. Ewwww.

Answer 4

Check the bottle for the expire date if its still in date or hasnt been out of date long then its prob still good.

Answer 5

They should have an expiration date somewhere on the bottle. If not and you have tried taking some with no effect then toss them out and go out and get yourself some new ones.

BTW, don't listen to the "ewwws". If you did take and old medication, it won't harm you.

Answer 6

older medication doesn't work as well=if you are in a lot of pain get a new bottle =no sense in making yourself sick over old meds right

Answer 7

check the bottle. There should be an expiry date on there somewhere.

Answer 8

i think one year is the limit on any med.

Answer 9

it probably wont hurt you, but it might not fix your pain. buy some new tylenol.

Answer 10

no!!!! of course not