Expiration Dates?
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Drveejay11
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Melampus...
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Long term efficacy?
Have you seen any stats for any further out?
E.g.,
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I found this from Harvard Health 2003 @ Drug Expiration Dates — Do They Mean Anything?—The Family Health Guide:
"Drug Expiration Dates - Do They Mean Anything?
With a splitting headache you reach into your medicine cabinet for some aspirin only to find the stamped expiration date on the bottle has passed - two years ago. So, do you take it or don't you? If you decide to take the aspirin will it be a fatal mistake or will you simply continue to suffer from the headache?
This is a dilemma many people face in some way or another. A column published in Pyschopharmacology Today offers some advice.
It turns out that the expiration date on a drug does stand for something, but probably not what you think it does. Since a law was passed in 1979, drug manufacturers are required to stamp an expiration date on their products. This is the date at which the manufacturer can still guarantee the full potency and safety of the drug.
Most of what is known about drug expiration dates comes from a study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration at the request of the military. With a large and expensive stockpile of drugs, the military faced tossing out and replacing its drugs every few years. What they found from the study is 90% of more than 100 drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, were perfectly good to use even 15 years after the expiration date.
So the expiration date doesn't really indicate a point at which the medication is no longer effective or has become unsafe to use. Medical authorities state expired drugs are safe to take, even those that expired years ago. A rare exception to this may be tetracycline, but the report on this is controversial among researchers. It's true the effectiveness of a drug may decrease over time, but much of the original potency still remains even a decade after the expiration date. Excluding nitroglycerin, insulin, and liquid antibiotics, most medications are as long-lasting as the ones tested by the military. Placing a medication in a cool place, such as a refrigerator, will help a drug remain potent for many years.
Is the expiration date a marketing ploy by drug manufacturers, to keep you restocking your medicine cabinet and their pockets regularly? You can look at it that way. Or you can also look at it this way: The expiration dates are very conservative to ensure you get everything you paid for. And, really, if a drug manufacturer had to do expiration-date testing for longer periods it would slow their ability to bring you new and improved formulations.
The next time you face the drug expiration date dilemma, consider what you've learned here. If the expiration date passed a few years ago and it's important that your drug is absolutely 100% effective, you might want to consider buying a new bottle. And if you have any questions about the safety or effectiveness of any drug, ask your pharmacist. He or she is a great resource when it comes to getting more information about your medications."
Have you seen any stats for any further out?
E.g.,
- @1 year past
- @2 years past
- @5 years past
- @10 years past
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
I found this from Harvard Health 2003 @ Drug Expiration Dates — Do They Mean Anything?—The Family Health Guide:
"Drug Expiration Dates - Do They Mean Anything?
With a splitting headache you reach into your medicine cabinet for some aspirin only to find the stamped expiration date on the bottle has passed - two years ago. So, do you take it or don't you? If you decide to take the aspirin will it be a fatal mistake or will you simply continue to suffer from the headache?
This is a dilemma many people face in some way or another. A column published in Pyschopharmacology Today offers some advice.
It turns out that the expiration date on a drug does stand for something, but probably not what you think it does. Since a law was passed in 1979, drug manufacturers are required to stamp an expiration date on their products. This is the date at which the manufacturer can still guarantee the full potency and safety of the drug.
Most of what is known about drug expiration dates comes from a study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration at the request of the military. With a large and expensive stockpile of drugs, the military faced tossing out and replacing its drugs every few years. What they found from the study is 90% of more than 100 drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, were perfectly good to use even 15 years after the expiration date.
So the expiration date doesn't really indicate a point at which the medication is no longer effective or has become unsafe to use. Medical authorities state expired drugs are safe to take, even those that expired years ago. A rare exception to this may be tetracycline, but the report on this is controversial among researchers. It's true the effectiveness of a drug may decrease over time, but much of the original potency still remains even a decade after the expiration date. Excluding nitroglycerin, insulin, and liquid antibiotics, most medications are as long-lasting as the ones tested by the military. Placing a medication in a cool place, such as a refrigerator, will help a drug remain potent for many years.
Is the expiration date a marketing ploy by drug manufacturers, to keep you restocking your medicine cabinet and their pockets regularly? You can look at it that way. Or you can also look at it this way: The expiration dates are very conservative to ensure you get everything you paid for. And, really, if a drug manufacturer had to do expiration-date testing for longer periods it would slow their ability to bring you new and improved formulations.
The next time you face the drug expiration date dilemma, consider what you've learned here. If the expiration date passed a few years ago and it's important that your drug is absolutely 100% effective, you might want to consider buying a new bottle. And if you have any questions about the safety or effectiveness of any drug, ask your pharmacist. He or she is a great resource when it comes to getting more information about your medications."
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Harnold
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I'm with Mudge, I find the gear just loses some of its potency. I have run my share of expired stuff, no problems.
Teutonic
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If stored properly most meds are like ammo they last. Suspended ester s are not ammo but I am of the opinion that expiration dates on most drugs are as much to sell more, avoid potential liabilities than an actual noticeable drop in efficacy.
Any old gear your scared to run mail to me I ll let you know how they did me. This poor euro trash redneck from ms aint sceered and am definitely not to proud to run old gear in my 3 yr old training shoes, my 7 yr old wife beaters and training shorts I find in the locker room... but then me and kid Rock are trashey like that.
Any old gear your scared to run mail to me I ll let you know how they did me. This poor euro trash redneck from ms aint sceered and am definitely not to proud to run old gear in my 3 yr old training shoes, my 7 yr old wife beaters and training shorts I find in the locker room... but then me and kid Rock are trashey like that.
Chicago712
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If stored properly most meds are like ammo they last. Suspended ester s are not ammo but I am of the opinion that expiration dates on most drugs are as much to sell more, avoid potential liabilities than an actual noticeable drop in efficacy.
Any old gear your scared to run mail to me I ll let you know how they did me. This poor euro trash redneck from ms aint sceered and am definitely not to proud to run old gear in my 3 yr old training shoes, my 7 yr old wife beaters and training shorts I find in the locker room... but then me and kid Rock are trashey like that.
dude you crack me up, i love how you changed your sig to 125 test c - walgreens , i should change mine to 100 test c - walgreens
Harnold
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If stored properly most meds are like ammo they last. Suspended ester s are not ammo but I am of the opinion that expiration dates on most drugs are as much to sell more, avoid potential liabilities than an actual noticeable drop in efficacy.
Any old gear your scared to run mail to me I ll let you know how they did me. This poor euro trash redneck from ms aint sceered and am definitely not to proud to run old gear in my 3 yr old training shoes, my 7 yr old wife beaters and training shorts I find in the locker room... but then me and kid Rock are trashey like that.
lmfao
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