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Dangerous for some drugs (e.g. some antibiotics). IME the worst that happens with painkillers is they just don't work as well as they used to.
Two relevant articles:
- Can medications become harmful after the expiration date? (Nursing journal, lists some of the dangerous ones)
- Extending Shelf Life Just Makes Sense (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, lists results of stability testing of different expired drugs, maybe your find is in there somewhere)
I am not a doctor or a chemist though, just a random with a big mouth and a web browser, so, you know. If you die of expired painkillers as a result of this conversation, it was your fault for listening to a stranger on the internet instead of your wife 🤪
- Can medications become harmful after the expiration date? (Nursing journal, lists some of the dangerous ones)
bothwell
Medication tablets, sealed in blister packs. Do they really go out of date? I've been through my cupboard looking for ibuprofen, and come across a load of other postnatal prescription painkillers that are two years past their use by date.
My wife reckons they should be chucked out, I'm all for eating them