How long after expiration can you take hydrocodone?

Answer 1

Typically Hydrocodone expires one year after the fill date. It begins to lose its potency after that.

The previous person to answer this question assumed that you're a drug addict. I, however, am not as judgy, and assume that you have an old prescription and was wondering if it was viable for a new illness (as in, random migraine headache that Advil won't touch, and you found an old script from when you had your wisdom teeth taken out).

Answer 2

it doesn't really matter. the effects MAY be weakened, but its not like you're going to have an adverse affect or something. they tell people its dangerous to take expired meds because in some cases it is, when meds expire they are no longer as effective, so if someone that needs say, blood pressure pills, took expired ones, they wouldn't get the full benefit from it and that could put their health in danger. but pills aren't like meats or dairy in the way that when it goes expires it can really make you sick. so aside from maybe being weaker, depending on how long it's been expired (if its like, 3 years past the expiration date its probably gonna be weaker. 3 months, there won't be a difference), its perfectly fine to take.