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by Termite on June 24th, 2006

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When prescription medications expire, does it change the way they affect you?

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  • by bugmann on June 25th, 2006

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    It is helpful to know exactly what medication or at least the action of it to best answer this one as there are so many differant drugs out there as well as forms

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  • by Namaste formerly future_health_educator on June 24th, 2006

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    That is totally untrue. It can be deadly to take expired or improperly stored medication. Some medications become much more potent when stored in humid conditions or when they are very old.

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  • by CommanderPancake on June 24th, 2006

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    Not in all cases. It can decrease the ability of the drug...but it should still serve it's purpose, a bit more midly of course.

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