Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Curmudgeoness

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2. That's another thing......

Sun Aug 4, 2013, 07:33 PM

Aug 2013

those expiration dates are more like suggestions. It does depend on the medication, but I usually use aspirin, and it lasts YEARS after the expiration date. When I feel that I need another pain killer, I still use one of the expired ones before taking another if needed. I know several people who throw away all medications as soon as they expire, and I just gasp. I have some things, like mercurochrome, that have been expired for ten years or more---and it still works. I am sure that there are some drugs that do not last much longer than that expiration date, but I have not found one yet.

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I had a headache today. [View all] Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 OP

Yeah every bit helps. canoeist52 Aug 2013 #1

That's another thing...... Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #2

Be careful about aspirin, though. IrishAyes Aug 2013 #3

Where did you hear that old aspirin is poisonous? Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #5

Well, there was a successful wrongful death lawsuit IrishAyes Aug 2013 #7

It's also better for you. Ibuprophen, while fabulous, is tough on your liver. Squinch Aug 2013 #4

This is why I usually just use aspirin. Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #6

I cannot not take aspirin, as it totally messes up my stomach. RebelOne Aug 2013 #8

That is too bad Curmudgeoness Aug 2013 #9

Usually I take two because one does not do the trick. RebelOne Aug 2013 #10