Is It Ok To Take If Expired Amox Clav
3 Topics FoundI have a prescription that expired 12/29/2015 and I do not have insurance at this time. I never took the prescription and now I need it for strep and an ear infection. Is it okay to take it? ## Hello, Dani! How are you? This medication does not become dangerous, once expired, but it does start to lose effectiveness, so it would be best to dispose of it and obtain a new prescription. The FDA lists the typical side effects of this medication as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea. Is there anything else I can help with?
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I get ear infections often and the Dr. prescribed AMOX-CLAV 875MG, but I still have some of the medicine left from last year, is it ok to take it today or will a year old prescription give me side effects? ## Hello, Patty! How are you? I'm sorry about the ear infection, they can be quite painful. What is the expiration date on the prescription? It should be one year from whenever it was dispensed to you by your pharmacy. If it is still good and your doctor okays it, plus verifies the presence of an infection, then you should be able to take it, as long as you have enough to complete a full course of treatment. According to the FDA, antibiotics may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, non-allergic skin rash and diarrhea. However, if the medication is expired, if y...
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i still have some medication left from 2010, and wonder if it is OK to take 5 years later. Bronchitas type symptoms. ## Hi Jay, According to two different articles - one from Harvard University and the other from LA Times, many medications remain good for up to 10-40 years past the listed expiration date, depending on the substance and how they're stored. I don't have a complete list of these exact medications, nor do I encourage taking something that's been expired for quite some time, but from what I've read, it does seem to me that the date listed is often based on mere speculation and not evaluated by manufacturers for efficacy past a certain time frame, even if it actually is still ok to take. Ref: 1) health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/drug-expiration-dates-do-they-...
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