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October 2nd, 2014 at 12:07 am
Um, yes – and no.
I agree that [gel]-capsules and other sealed meds* are more probably safe and effective past the “expiration” date. But not all are individually sealed. When I buy aspirin, I do so knowing that as soon as I take one the rest will quickly spoil – luckily with a noticeable smell, probably not true of most of my meds.
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* I do not know how long insulin, for example, can be kept in household conditions unopened. But I do know that once the seal is broken to extract a dose, it should not be trusted for more than about a month.
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Query – many meds come in caps, or with a coating. Why not all? Run them through a M&M line… I asked a doctor once, but his answer was about potential allergies to the coating – which I rejected because I know the actual medicine in some of my pills is less than 10 percent by volume, the rest is various fillers to make them solid and large enough to see! Why cannot these fillers be used as a coating instead of being used in a mixture?
October 2nd, 2014 at 11:21 am
I try to have surpluses of the medicines I use, and make sure I use them FIFO. Other than that – I’m into my seventies. I’m not going to worry about surviving a return to barbarism long-time.
October 4th, 2014 at 10:25 pm
In solid form, they generally go at least a year beyond expiration with full potency. I’ve consulted with doctors on this. Liquids typically deteriorate faster than solids. Deterioration is not immediate, though, in any case. If you have something beyond its date, you may need to bump the dose up to have an effective dose, but it’s mostly an inexact science at best, so don’t sweat it too much. If you double the dose at full potency, does it kill you? It’s not gonna when it’s expired, either. There are exceptions like coumadin, but that’s fucking rat poison, anyway.
October 6th, 2014 at 1:58 pm
Also be aware that meds do not make you healthy. They only treat symptoms and always have bad side effects.