[cheaperrooter]

There are 2 things I need to know once and for all. The simplest first. It is just too coinincidental that 9 out of 10 drugs ALL have a one year expiration. The odds that all of these many, many different chemicals all expire in one year in my UNQUALIFIED opinion is a bunch of trash. I am a bit of a survivalist, and stock pile. I can tell you my fav drug is Pennicillian. I have some that is 2 to 3 years old that I still take, and it knocks the heck out of my infections. I also have ultracets that are like 2 years old, and I still take them and they are still potent. Problem is this. There may be some drugs that are plainly dangerous to take after 1 yr. But if they say that across the board, then I cant believe anything I'm told regarding it. I think that is a fail safe drug. I mean 90 days......ok. But if it makes it one year, which is a heck of a long time, it should make it 18 months and more. Its not like the drug exsplodes at exactly 12 months. Next subject....

I am not a pill junkie, but my wife is. I am sick of hearing that pain pills with out the carrier hit the body faster and work better. To me, a 10mg Percocet, 375, should do the same as a small 10mg oxycodone with no carrier. I think its all mental, but would like to know if there is any fact to this so I can either shut up, and concede she is right, or she can shut up and say she is wrong. One last question....

Oxycontin versus oxycodone. (Pure form, no carrier) In its straight form, what is the diff? Sometimes Doc gives her a small pill, and its pure oxycodone.....then it will be oxycontin. I mean BOTH have the same thing in them....pure oxycodone. So why are they not called oxycontin?

[ymccormack]

I can answer some of this....

I agree that the expiration thing is overly cautious. I wouldn't think much of taking a percoset that's 5 years expired. I have read though that antibiotics change as they age and you should discard them...but when?

As for oxycodone vs oxycontin. I'm told that the "contin" just means continuous release. It's the same drug but with a continuous release coating that allows drug companies to up the mg's...since they are intended to release over 12 hours.

Hope this helps.

YM