medicine use by dates

[kernewek]

Anyone know how long you can keep things like aspirin etc past their use by date and does the same apply to most medicines?

[tigs]

been covered a couple of times on here, most medicines will last several years past its use by date most use by dates are used bycompanies to sell more product

[Decaff]

Tigs does that apply to antibiotics too?? They smell terrible after a few weeks, kind of musty smelling, can't imagine the smell after a couple of years out of date!!

[Cougar]

The SLEP (Shelf Life Extention Program) carried out by the US is useful for this

http://www.astho.org/Programs/Preparedn ... act-Sheet/

[tigs]

Tigs does that apply to antibiotics too?? They smell terrible after a few weeks, kind of musty smelling, can't imagine the smell after a couple of years out of date!!

like food if the packaging is open it will start to decay , if kept in air tight unopened packaging they will last much longer