Flovent expiration dates

Question:

>> The allowable storage time may be affected by storage > conditions, such as temperature & humidity & light. An > albuterol canister left in a hot car won’t last long. > I think there are two issues: > One is – will it decompose into something toxic? I’m not aware of any drugs > doing this leading me to believe that the major danger has to do with the > second point.

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve used tetracycline, but doesn’t that go *bad*?      Larry

Response:

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The allowable storage time may be affected by storage > conditions, such as temperature & humidity & light. An > albuterol canister left in a hot car won’t last long. >I think there are two issues: >One is – will it decompose into something toxic? I’m not aware of any drugs >doing this leading me to believe that the major danger has to do with the >second point. >The second it – does it matter of the efficacy has dropped somewhat? For >most of the meds that lie around my house for years at a time the answer is >no. They are usually pain meds and antihistamines. If they don’t work as >well as they should then I might not achieve optimal comfort but would not >be in any danger. I would even put albuterol in this class in many >situations. It is imperative to make sure you have a "good" inhaler >available to you and to use it if you are having severe symptoms. However, I >see no problem with taking a puff from a "questionable one" to relieve >infrequent minor symptoms when you have a "good" back-up to use if it fails. >I agree that there are many medicines, the daily asthma preventatives being >some of them, for which the consequences of having the medicine not perform >as it should are of more consequence. Since they are nearly all meds that >are taken on a daily basis I would think the issue of them expiring would >not arise much.

When I went to Nepal I could have brought all sorts of drugs very cheaply – much cheaper than the OTC cost in the UK, or the prescription cost.  However all I got was some Ibuprofen on the grounds that if it wasn’t as effective as usual that wasn’t a big deal – I could just take another one if necessary.  However I felt that antibiotics and steroid inhalers were another matter.  I didn’t know if what was on offer was originally effective, or how it had been stored.  Bear in mind that in summer Nepal is a pretty hot place, and humid as well in the monsoon season (May – September I think). >One more personal note – I do eventually get to the point where I decide the >medicine is just too old and throw it away.

That happens to some food in my fridge every now and then! >– >CBI, MD

– Five Cats

Response:

> >Then again, >there is no proof of the contrary either. > Does this same line of thinking apply to a > antibiotic such as penicillin?

The allowable storage time may be affected by storage conditions, such as temperature & humidity & light. An albuterol canister left in a hot car won’t last long. Related link: http://www.xpresssites.com/lee/racine/XpSpecialSections/HEALTHANDWELL… Be careful, your medicine cabinet can be dangerous Excerpts: "While some medicines may still be usable past their expiration dates, others are not, Schiveley said. The antibiotic tetracycline, for example, can cause serious skin disorders if taken after it starts to degrade, according to information from the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center. "In general, most things don

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