It'll still be extremely inert. I'd use it a year out of date and not worry.
Bought some expired medication from Tescos
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It'll still be extremely inert. I'd use it a year out of date and not worry.
I work as a warehouse manager for a large pharmaceutical company, and yes all these products have a strict use by date, even powders. We despose of a lot of drugs every day that are out of date.
You should have just returned them and complained.
The reality is that it would have made no difference whatsoever.
Broadly speaking with regards to pills and sealed powders, they can last years past their "use by" date.
The only thing that NORMALLY happens is that their effectiveness can be slightly compromised.
I can't speak for the 0.5% or whatever of the specialist stuff that falls outwith of my statement.
Ive taken antibiotics that were supposed to be used by 2007, and that was recently. Worked a charm as you would expect.
Throwing perfectly usable drugs away is a scandal. Not only do they pollute the environment, its a total waste.
As for the OP, its flaming LEMSIP, lol, its not chemotherapy ffs!!
Its going to make no difference whatsoever!
Broadly speaking with regards to pills and sealed powders, they can last years past their "use by" date.
The only thing that NORMALLY happens is that their effectiveness can be slightly compromised.
I can't speak for the 0.5% or whatever of the specialist stuff that falls outwith of my statement.
Ive taken antibiotics that were supposed to be used by 2007, and that was recently. Worked a charm as you would expect.
Throwing perfectly usable drugs away is a scandal. Not only do they pollute the environment, its a total waste.
As for the OP, its flaming LEMSIP, lol, its not chemotherapy ffs!!
Its going to make no difference whatsoever!
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As a counterpart I once took expired drugs. I was horrendously ill afterwards, far far worse than before.
Also not the drug I'd taken before, had taken it previously.
What was the drug?
Tesco usually don't bat an eyelid if you return out if date products.
Also, a regular OTC medicine will likely be fine well past the date.
I used to work for a major beer company, and retailers insist lager has x months of shelf life, however, I can verify that lager Is good for a fair few months after its date. The same ford for most consumables.
A lot of warehouses sell out/short date stock off to staff very cheap, theres nothing wrong with it.
Was this particular medication for PMT?
Also, a regular OTC medicine will likely be fine well past the date.
I used to work for a major beer company, and retailers insist lager has x months of shelf life, however, I can verify that lager Is good for a fair few months after its date. The same ford for most consumables.
A lot of warehouses sell out/short date stock off to staff very cheap, theres nothing wrong with it.
Was this particular medication for PMT?
+1! And whether it was the liquid or powder version, you may have been fine, or even more man flu'd than before.
& I would have just went back, demanded a new pack which was actually useable, and gave the manager some thoughts
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To be honest I don't remember, it was some form of sucking sweet though so it may have been one of the other ingredients that had gone bad. Either way it did make me far more wary of out of date things!
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My two cents is to just write to their head office customer services if you're that concerned with it. To be honest whilst there is an expiration date on the product, as mentioned, products on shelves have VERY conservative estimates on their life span. Products are fine for months past their best before dates. Most products are still absolutely fine past their use by dates (within reason).
I also work in a retail chain, errors occur. If I have any products returned like this and someone complains that they're ill from it it'll get referred to the manufacturer who will advise us on whether that person did actually get ill from the product and the life span of the product. You're not likely to get much from me either. However if you come in, you're a little understanding that mistakes happen, you're much more likely to get a gesture of goodwill regarding the product.
So in essence, be nice. Yes it's an inconvenience but, at the same time, the product is probably absolutely fine and expiry dates are more there to aid stock rotation in shops.
I also work in a retail chain, errors occur. If I have any products returned like this and someone complains that they're ill from it it'll get referred to the manufacturer who will advise us on whether that person did actually get ill from the product and the life span of the product. You're not likely to get much from me either. However if you come in, you're a little understanding that mistakes happen, you're much more likely to get a gesture of goodwill regarding the product.
So in essence, be nice. Yes it's an inconvenience but, at the same time, the product is probably absolutely fine and expiry dates are more there to aid stock rotation in shops.
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Damn threads like this really make me worry about society.
Man up OP, you BOUGHT some expired 'medication' (paracetamol).... About as effective as it was in date.
Man up OP, you BOUGHT some expired 'medication' (paracetamol).... About as effective as it was in date.
God I hate the term "man flu", it seems used for everything form a cold to actual flu.
Man up, use a more descriptive word, and exchange the 'medication'
oh no your snake oil is out of date go back to the customer service counter and have it replaced/refunded.
This really - I use Ulcer spray which went out of date in 2007, it still works and there's absolutely nothing wrong with it.