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Providing YOU were the person for whom the expired drug was prescribed - it's not illegal to use an expired drug. However, it may be too old to be effective and the manufacturer will not guarantee its effectivenss past the expiration date. If you were NOT the person for whom the expired drug was prescribed, and you were caught using it, the fact that it was expired is NOT a defense.

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