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<blockquote data-quote="ratski" data-source="post: 2427646" data-attributes="member: 936"><p>If your question is about expiration dates, then:</p><p></p><p>My understanding is that the "expiration date" associated with medicines is actually a "guaranteed to be at the label strength by this date".</p><p></p><p>So, if you have 5.0mg of Hydrocodone in a pill that expires 03/01/2014, you can be assured that the pill will have the strength (if tested) of 5 mg of hydrocodone on that date. </p><p></p><p>That does not mean that 5 years from now, the same pill will not test out at 5.0mg of active hydrocodone, but the manufacture is only "guaranteeing" the strength to the stated date.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If your question is "at what point do medications completely loose their ability to be used as prescribed?"</p><p>I think you have the 64,000 dollar question. I don't think that I have seen any studies that give definitive answers to that question.</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratski, post: 2427646, member: 936"] If your question is about expiration dates, then: My understanding is that the "expiration date" associated with medicines is actually a "guaranteed to be at the label strength by this date". So, if you have 5.0mg of Hydrocodone in a pill that expires 03/01/2014, you can be assured that the pill will have the strength (if tested) of 5 mg of hydrocodone on that date. That does not mean that 5 years from now, the same pill will not test out at 5.0mg of active hydrocodone, but the manufacture is only "guaranteeing" the strength to the stated date. If your question is "at what point do medications completely loose their ability to be used as prescribed?" I think you have the 64,000 dollar question. I don't think that I have seen any studies that give definitive answers to that question. Dave [/QUOTE]
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