Posted by SadDoggie on February 4, 2005, at 23:03:11
In reply to Re: Expired meds :), posted by platinumbride on February 4, 2005, at 15:22:14
platinumbride,
That's pretty rare for a doctor to do that. I had a psychiatrist once who promptly threw some samples away when I told him they were a few months expired. Usually doctors are scared off their a**s to get taken to court, lol.
> It is my understanding that
>
> 1. often the exp date on a pharmacist's rx is sort of a "cover your a**" date
> 2.expired meds only loose their efficacy bit by bit........my shrink once gave me samples that were a few months over the dated and that is what he told me
>
> I say take the meds :-)
>
> Diane
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