Expired meds - would you take this?

[darkling_glory]

I found a bottle of hydrocodone that expired in '09 in my medicine cabinet. Would you take this?

Google is telling me it might not be as potent, but that it won't kill me.

[pilife]

I wouldn't take it.
Half-lives and all.
It very well could have changed its composition at this point.

[Bridey]

It won't kill....but I would only take it if you are desperate.

[Deleted]

I've taken expired pain medicine before. If you 110% need it, call your doctor and see if s/he will give you a new RX for it.

[shorty20]

I wouldn't.

If it were only a couple of months old, I probably would though.

[darkling_glory]

Yeah, I'll probably toss it. Thanks, though.

[charitylynne79]

I would toss it. It's 3 years old!

[OrangePixyStix]

May 22, 2012 14:19:08 GMT -5 shorty20 said:

I wouldn't.

If it were only a couple of months old, I probably would though.

yeah, a couple of months later and I would say you are safe, but a couple of years... I would just chunk it.

[pilife]

May 22, 2012 14:53:15 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

May 22, 2012 14:19:08 GMT -5 shorty20 said:

I wouldn't.

If it were only a couple of months old, I probably would though.

yeah, a couple of months later and I would say you are safe, but a couple of years... I would just chunk it.

Properly.. that is.
Don't flush, don't trash

[Deleted]

Wal Mart will get rid of your RXs. Granted it costs money but it is better than polluting the water with them.

[ILikeSloths]

Police departments will usually properly dispose of them for free.


ETA: I don't know if they do it all the time in other areas, but my H's department had a few days last year where people could drop them off.

[mayflowers22]

I'd toss it!