Is It Law That Prescriptions Be Dated For One Year From Filling Or Less Expiration So States

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is it law that prescriptions be dated for one year from of filling or less expiration if actual date so states or can actual manufacturer dates be used

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HI, Ama! How are you?

The expiration date is actually based on test results that show how long a medication remains fully effective once it has been exposed to the elements that can cause degradation, such as heat, light and moisture.

Thus, a medication that is still sealed in the original container from the manufacturer may not expire for several years, but once that container has been opened, the shelf life is greatly shortened.

So, it is absolutely necessary for the date on the bottle you receive from your pharmacy to be different from the manufacturers date on the original container.

Is there anything else I can help with?

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expiration date on bottle is 10-04-13 covered up with 10-01-14 is this safe to take ?

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Unless you've kept it in the bathroom and the pills look OK to you.

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Unless you kept them in the back yard in full sun light. Yes they should be fine.

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Most prescriptions I buy expire a year from whenever I pick them up. My Compounding prescription expires whenever the original drug in their store expires. Sometimes they send me 90 days worth that expire in 60 days, and that’s super upsetting because I pay cash for these meds. It’s happened to me twice at two different compounding pharmacies. Both times I had to call and complain, and then I got a new prescription, but it would’ve been better for them to just do it right in the first place.

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