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Is It Safe to Take Expired Medications?

  • January 23, 2017

In a Fox News report, a doctor takes on the question of how old is too old before a medication is no longer potent — or possibly even safe — to use. Interestingly, a study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration found that more than 90 percent of drugs are safe to use as long as 15 years after their expiration date. But be forewarned: This is not true in all cases, for example, nitroglycerin, insulin and liquid antibiotics expire much sooner. Generally speaking...