What Happens if You take Expired Medicine?!


Question:

What Happens if You take Expired Medicine?

I just noticed my husband took some cough medicine that expired in 12-2006, will it make him sick? Or does it just make the medicine not as strong?


Answers:

The expiration date mainly means that the medication is effective up until that date. After that it starts to break down and the ingredients lose their potency. It shouldn't really make him sick. Some pharmacists/pharmacies actually send their expired medications to countries that can't afford prescription medication, and they work just fine for those people.




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