The expiration date on most medications functions differently than the expiration date on something like food. It's more about effectiveness than it is about sa

The expiration date on most medications functions differently than the expiration date on something like food. It's more about effectiveness than it is about safety. It's the date that the manufacturer can guarantee full potency of the drug. After this date, the drug may have lost some potency. However the vast majority of drugs are still effective, even 15 years after the expiration date [1], if they've been stored correctly. There are some exceptions which either degrade quickly or can gain toxicity post expiration (e.g., nitorglycerin, insulin, liquid antibiotics, biologics), but something like ibuprofen would generally be safe even years after expiration though it may be marginally less effective. [1] https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/drug-expiration-dates-do-they-mean-anything https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/drug-expirati...