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Original poster

out of date medication

8 replies

olivo · 11/10/2009 20:46

would you take a sleeping tablet that went out of date in sept 2009?

OP posts:

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 11/10/2009 20:53

Yes.

onepieceoflollipop · 11/10/2009 20:54

Yes I would.

kreecherlivesupstairs · 12/10/2009 09:15

Probably not. Although it's largely irrelevant now, you either did or didn't.

PumpkinsCantDanceTheTango · 12/10/2009 09:17

Yes

Original poster

olivo · 12/10/2009 09:58

thank you -it was for DH. he did, he was fine and he slept!!
i just wanted the mumsnet wisdom as i'm a worrier!

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kreecherlivesupstairs · 12/10/2009 10:23

I am not sure , but I think i remember my GP telling me that the ingredients in drugs either change or become ineffective after a time.

juggling · 12/10/2009 11:12

Probably not as medication degrades rendering it inefficent and as kreecher says they can change.

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 12/10/2009 17:24

Had it been months out of date, I'd have said no - but these things often have a shelf-life of 3 - 5 years, so less than a fortnight "past it" isn't going to be much of a big deal.

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