Shelf life- potency
How good are most pills good for? 1 yr? Ibuprofen 800?
Question posted by 171717 on 5 Aug 2010
Last updated on 8 August 2010
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Rajive Goel
6 Aug 2010
The shelf-life has to be written/mentioned on the label it is the law, usually meds are good to be used within the expiry date, which is ascertained from the date of manufacturing; which could be 2 or 3 years.
171717
9 Aug 2010
sometimes I tend to keep them a little longer. But these were like 4 yrs old so I ditched them.
Inactive
5 Aug 2010
You should use them within one year, I definitely would not go way too over that unless a pharmacist or doctor says it is okay.
Over time, medications change their chemical structure and say you have ibuprofen now and keep it for four years, its chemical structure may have changed and not be as effective or do something else negative.
Take care.-
171717
9 Aug 2010
Thanks, I figured about a yr. I know they lose there potency for working or like u said some thing else could go wrong chemically.
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