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I am hesitant to post this question here as the naysayers and the internet ninjas are certainly going to chime in with the expertise they don't have. So please, Im not yaking away for the sake of typing. If you have a credible response to the following question then please respond. Responses that are of the "I think" nature will be ignored. Im an EMT so I know enough to make myself dangerous.
I have asked countless people for credible information about the longevity of medications post expiration date. Obviously the shelf life is going to be medication specific so my question is.....
Does anyone know where to find out the effective life of a given medication is after its posted expiration date?
This information has been elusive and after asking MANY, I have yet to be given a valuable resource. Im looking for a chart or resource of somekind that would show that:
"Metoprolol has an FDA expiration date of 2 years after manufacture however its still 90% effective 4 years after manufacture." I may be completely dreaming as the FDA and the Pharm companies want to keep sales up. My hunch is that the real expiration date is way beyond the printed expiration date.
This information would be super handy in cases where you would need Albuterol, Metformin, Lamictal or any myriad of other meds that could be a MUST HAVE if the local pharmacy went empty.
I have asked countless people for credible information about the longevity of medications post expiration date. Obviously the shelf life is going to be medication specific so my question is.....
Does anyone know where to find out the effective life of a given medication is after its posted expiration date?
This information has been elusive and after asking MANY, I have yet to be given a valuable resource. Im looking for a chart or resource of somekind that would show that:
"Metoprolol has an FDA expiration date of 2 years after manufacture however its still 90% effective 4 years after manufacture." I may be completely dreaming as the FDA and the Pharm companies want to keep sales up. My hunch is that the real expiration date is way beyond the printed expiration date.
This information would be super handy in cases where you would need Albuterol, Metformin, Lamictal or any myriad of other meds that could be a MUST HAVE if the local pharmacy went empty.