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I wouldn't advise it! Expiry dates are there for a reason and there could be adverse effects from taking out of date medications just as there would be for eating out of date meat, for example.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoAbsolutely not! This is a very rare medication prescribed for extreme and specific cases of influenza, a "drug of last resort". You should have already finished the entire medication at the time it was prescribed.
By not finishing it, you may have spread the disease to many other people, and now made the virus more resistant to this emergency drug. And if you took what you have left now, you will be assisting the virus or any other virus you have to become even more resistant to this emergency medication.
You should bring this medication to your pharmacy for proper disposal and see your doctor immediately!
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