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What about the expiry dates on all of the medication/food. You cannot just buy stuff in bulk and let it sit for 20 years waiting for the right time to use it.
by trashtestcrash 5y ago
What about the expiry dates on all of the medication/food. You cannot just buy stuff in bulk and let it sit for 20 years waiting for the right time to use it.
I guess for food you can just use it as you go and just refill what you used occasionally and keeping high levels of supply. But for medication I don't see other option than throwing it away when it expires?
- meristohm 5y agoExpiration dates are maybe a hedge by the manufacturer? Our pediatrician said of some medication we had on hand that it’s probably good way past the printed date, maybe a bit less effective over time, and I’ve heard this about Aspirin, for example. What drugs actually break down quickly over time of kept in the recommended temperature range?
- nbernard 5y agoI believe that's mostly true, but, on the other hand, some drugs (notably antibiotics of the tetracyclines family) become quite dangerous as they degrade...