06-09-2022, 01:28 PM
JoeH wrote:
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See method #8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktcd4LMJAW4
cute though out of date medicine is not lethal just possibly ineffective.
That is usually the case but there are a few medicines that break down into dangerous chemical compounds. Those can make you sick, or worse if enough is taken and there are other medical problems. Examples are the drugs Tetracycline and Cipro and related compounds.
Just great. I’ve been carrying ciprofloxacin in my travel kit for three years (bought where no prescription for antibiotics was required). But, thanks for the heads-up.
Cipro is fairly stable, so it may depend a lot on storage conditions of that travel kit. But if it does break down liver damage has been reported, though it is reversible. So probably OK a year or two or three past expiration, but not indefinitely. A somewhat more concerning issue for healthy individuals who take it may be loss of potency or running into bacteria that have developed resistance to overuse and improper use of this antibiotic.
Joe H., thanks for the clarification! The best thing about it expiring is that I never needed to take it.