I got a prescribed medication that says "9/12", no knowing if it is 2012 or 9th of the 12th month..
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September 2012.Most medicines last 2-3 years,but start to decompose into what might be poison under the right circumstances.Most expiration dates are for month and year,not a specific day.Unless it is a short term perishable like Milk.
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The date refers to September 2012.
Throw away ANY medication that has expired. They all react differently - some just become less effective, or completely non-effective. The big danger is that certain medicines (like tetracycline), actually become poisonous as they degrade past their shelf life. Expired tetracycline has caused severe kidney damage in some patients, even when taken at the suggested dosage.
The average person has no way of knowing which meds are going to react this way as they age. You could always ask a pharmacist, but for your own safety, it's best just to toss any medication that's left after its expiration date.
***Hope this helps!
Throw away ANY medication that has expired. They all react differently - some just become less effective, or completely non-effective. The big danger is that certain medicines (like tetracycline), actually become poisonous as they degrade past their shelf life. Expired tetracycline has caused severe kidney damage in some patients, even when taken at the suggested dosage.
The average person has no way of knowing which meds are going to react this way as they age. You could always ask a pharmacist, but for your own safety, it's best just to toss any medication that's left after its expiration date.
***Hope this helps!
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No doubt, it means September of 2012. Pharmaceutical companies would not just put the day and the month on a script med, nor would the pharmacy.