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It depends!
Some medications' chemicals change over time and may become poisonous, so it is a bad idea to take these medications, of course.
Other medications stay in fine shape and remain efficacious for a long time after the expiration
date.
The problem is that there is no real good way to tell which is in the first category and which is in the second. Also, many environmental factors affect the changes in the chemicals. So some medication with a relatively short expiration may last very long after the expiration date and be fine, while another medication with a relatively long expiration period, deteriorates rapidly and becomes trash.
So, the best way to deal with expired medications is to chuck them and throw them away. It is safer!!!
Also, when you get a prescription from your doctor, ask that the doctor prescribes only as much as you need, not more "for stocking up!" "Stocking up" is a terrible idea and can be dangerous, see above!
When yo take the meds, take them AS PRESCRIBED. So if the doctor told you to take the meds until they run out, DO THAT. Just because you feel great after three pills, may not mean you are rid of the problem. The proper regimen also prevents you from having a stock of unused medicines.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoAbsolutely, I've taken expired pain killers from the 90's! Medication does not really "expire" in the sense that it won't work or hurt you, what is meant by expired is that it's efficacy (or how well it works) starts to degrade. So expired medicine just won't work as well as it gets older.
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∙ 9y agoNo, a person should never take any type of expired medicine, including oxycodone. The medicine needs to be threw away.
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∙ 14y agoHeck yes, you can. I do it all the time. Sometimes they don't work as well as fresh ones. There might be some side effects, but you can, in fact take them.
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∙ 14y ago
It's most likely safe but may have lost some of its effectiveness. also if it is stored in a normal temp and is air tight.
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∙ 13y agono,no should not take any drug if it is expired ,because expired drugs lack the potency of drugs.it may rancid .
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Yes. It won’t hurt you but it may have lost some or all of its effectiveness.
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Are expired oxycodone hydrochloride pills harmful?
They will not be harmful, they will either still be good or if they really are expired they will simply not work or not work as well as they used to.
If you smoke oxycodone will it take less time to get out of your system then if you take it?
No. Oxycodone has a tendency to linger in a corpse.
If you take xanax and oxycodone together will oxycodone show up?
yes
Can you take oxycodone and clonazepam together?
Yes you can take the 2, but be careful about how much of each you take.
Can you take an expired steroid?
you shouldn't take expired steroids you can die don't take risk
What can happen if you take expired prednisolone?
It is never a good idea to take expired medication.
How long will oxycodone stay in your blood if you take it every day?
30 mg oxycodone
Can you take Bonine - meclizine - with oxycodone?
yes just be careful it may potentiate the oxycodone.
Is it ok to take Celexa chantix Valium and oxycodone hcl 15mg together?
I take celexa, chantix, klonopin and oxycodone together.
Can you take oxycodone and gabapentin?
Yes, I take gabupentin 4 times per day and have been on oxycodone while on it. There were no problems with the interaction for me.
Can you take expired St John?
Taking expired herbs is not recommended.
Does Tylenol help Oxycontin work?
You can take a plain Tylenol (acetaminophen) along with oxycodone if it is plain oxycodone. Do not take too much acetaminophen - if your oxycodone already has acetaminophen or APAP in it, don't take more on top of what's already there.
