Is It Safe?

You probably have at least one medication languishing in your medicine cabinet with a Use by nov 2007 or even an earlier date on the box. If that expired medicine happens to be your only bottle of pain reliever when you have a terrible head ache,should you take it? By law,drug manufacturers have to include an expiration date with the medicine that guarantees the full strength and safety of the medicine. Several years ago,when the US military commissioned a study of about 100 prescription and over the counter drugs,researchers found that the majority of the drugs were safe to use a full 15 years after the expiration date. Does this mean that you should hang on to your medicines for decades? Probably not.Its safest to toss your old medicines and buy new ones so that you can be sure you are getting the most effective dose. So make sure you dont take medicines after the expiry date.