As far as antibiotic shelf life, read this:
A Doctor's Thoughts on Antibiotics, Expiration Dates, and TEOTWAWKI, by Dr. Bones
Studies performed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that 90% of medications tested were perfectly fine to use 8-to-15 years after the expiration date. There was apparently no danger in the grand majority of cases. The FDA tested more than 100 medications, both prescription and non-prescription, and continues to study the issue today. The exceptions were mostly in liquid form (antibiotics included, but also insulin, nitroglycerine and some others). What is true is that the potency of an antibiotic could possibly decrease over time, so it is important that your medication cache is in a cool, dry place if at all possible. Refrigeration is an excellent method to maintain the full potency of many drugs.
That’s good to know. We had some that were several years old that I trashed the other day.
They were Cipro (sp) guess I should of saved them?
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I can still get them cheaper in Mexico, problem is I won’t go there anymore so I have to find someone who does and since the overt drug war and needing a passport there are fewer and fewer people who do go.
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