{"id":3654,"date":"2021-11-16T06:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T20:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/?p=3654"},"modified":"2021-11-16T12:08:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T02:08:31","slug":"what-will-happen-if-you-take-medicine-after-its-expiration-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/what-will-happen-if-you-take-medicine-after-its-expiration-date\/","title":{"rendered":"What will happen if you take medicine after its expiration date?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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  1. The {tooltip}drug regulators{end-text}E.g., Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in India, Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia, etc.{end-tooltip} in most countries require the drug companies to put an expiration date on all prescription and over-the-counter medications.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Now, drugs or medicines are basically separate chemicals mixed in certain proportions.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Once a drug is ready, researchers store it under recommended conditions (room temperature or refrigerated).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. They keep checking it over time to see if its potency remains intact or if its chemical mixture breaks down.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. But as researchers have other things to do, they can’t keep checking the same medicine for an indefinite amount of time.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. So, they set a window that is usually between six months to two years.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Let’s say a drug was ready on 1 January 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. The drug company will check on it periodically till 31 December 2023.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. If the compounds break down or the medicine seems ineffective by 30 September 2023, this date will become the medicine’s expiration date.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. However, if the medicine is still potent and the compounds are intact on 31 December 2023, the drug company will make this date the expiration date and move to the next medicine.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. This means the expiration date is simply the last point till which the company has data.<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. In 2017, a report was published that highlighted that many medicines remain effective years after their expiration date.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. And aside from a handful of medicines that are rarely on the market, most common medicines do not become toxic after their expiration date.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. It is just that they are not effective, and most likely, they will not have any adverse effects.<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. But since we can’t be sure (without lab tests), it is best not to take medicines after their expiration date.<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. For injections, eye drops, etc., the expiration date can also indicate the point till the medicine is likely sterile (not a breeding ground for bacteria).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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