Does Medicine Actually Expire?

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Expired medicine might seem like a weird concept because a lot of it doesn’t get moldy or slimy like old food. Is it really a big concern? For FDA recommendations about safe disposal of medication, visit this link: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmedicinesafely/ensuringsafeuseofmedicine/safedisposalofmedicines/ucm186187.htm Hosted by: Olivia Gordon SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://secure.medicalletter.org/sites/default/files/freedocs/w1483b.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16721796 https://www.jnj.com/health-and-wellness/is-it-ever-ok-to-take-expired-medication https://www.huffpost.com/entry/is-it-safe-to-take-expired-medicine_n_58ef9b90e4b0da2ff85ed8b1 https://www.health.com/home/expired-medicine https://www.n

Published 2019-05-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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