Prop N Apap Expiration

I would like to know if Hydroco/apap 10-500mg tablets are still good after a year and for how long they are good. ## Medications have an expiration (usually of 1 year) because by law it must have one. If you had these hydrocodone/apap pills in a dark, cool place such as a kitchen cabinet, bedroom drawer, etc. chances are still fine. Most pills are actually good for two years from the fill date as long as they are cared for properly. If you had them in the medicine chest in the bathroom, (a bad place for medication) then they may have lost some or all of their potency. When a medication like this one becomes older, it is not really dangerous to take it, rather it might have lost some of it narcotic and/or acetaminophen properties. DO NOT USE THIS RULE FOR EVERY MEDICATION ESPECIALLY FOR ...

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I have some Hydrocodone 5mg/500mg they expired 2009 would they still be ok to take? ## This medication which is a generic for Vicodin doesn't get dangerous once it's past the expiration date, but it does lose effectiveness, so after 3 years, they aren't likely to do much in the way of pain relief. Learn more Vicodin details here. The best thing to do would be to dispose of them and see your doctor for a new prescription. Is there anything else I can help with? ## I used hydrocodone liquid form from 2009. How long is the expiration for that. Can't find the bottle now. ## Not true. The Military just did tests on the efficacy of drug like this, and they all lasted about 80 YEARS. No kidding. Look that up. If stored properly, the efficacy should be the exact same even after ...

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propoxy-n/apap ## Medications lose effectiveness after their expiration date and should be discarded. ## i have a perscribtion bottle that the docter has perscribed to me on 11/19/08 and the use before date gives me 11/18/09. i want to know if i take that medication will it affect me im feeling bodey ach . the perscribed medication is tramadol.

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I got them in 11-13-09 r they still good ## If they are in a pharmacy dispensed bottle which exposes them to the elements, then the expiration date would have been a year from when you received them. After that, they don't get dangerous, but they do begin to lose efficacy. However, what you should be aware of is that all medications containing Propoxyphene were pulled from the market, due to the risk it causes of cardiac dangers. Learn more: Have you consulted your doctor?

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2005 propoxy -n/apap are they still good? ## No, they start to lose effectiveness one year after they are dispensed to you in the pharmacy bottle that exposes them to the elements. In addition, all products containing Propoxyphene have been removed from the market, due to the risk it causes of cardiac dangers. Learn more: Have you consulted your doctor? You should do so to obtain a safer medication. ## 7/20/2011 is the expiration date for my propoxyphene. Can I still use them?

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