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\ud83d\udc8a An Eye-Opening Article \u2014 A Must-Read for Everyone (Not Just Doctors)
Before 1979, medicines did not have expiry dates printed on their packaging.
This practice began in the United States in 1979.
The following insights were shared by Dr. Mohan Sridhar (Florida, USA).
\u2753 Do Medicines Really Expire \u2014 or Are We Being Misled by the Pharmaceutical Industry?
By: Richard Altschuler
Imagine this:
A bottle of Tylenol (Paracetamol) says \u201cDo not use after June 1998.\u201d
Now it\u2019s August 2002.
Should you still take it, or throw it away?
Will it harm you?
Or will it simply be a little less effective?
This question raises a bigger one \u2014
When manufacturers print expiry dates, are they truly protecting us,
or is it another clever marketing trick to make us buy more medicine unnecessarily?
Curious to find out the truth, I began digging through medical databases and research papers.
Here\u2019s what I discovered \ud83d\udc47
\ud83e\udde0 The Truth About Expiry Dates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The expiry date \u2014 legally required in the U.S. since 1979 \u2014 simply means that the manufacturer guarantees full safety and effectiveness until that date.
    It does not mean the medicine becomes unsafe or useless afterward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Experts agree: Most medicines remain safe and effective long past their expiry date \u2014 even after several years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Studies show that while medicines may lose a bit of potency over time, they rarely become completely ineffective.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. In many cases, medicines remain up to 90% effective even 10 years after their expiry date.
    \ud83e\uddea The Biggest Study \u2014 Conducted by the U.S. Military
    According to The Wall Street Journal (March 29, 2000):
    The U.S. military once had over $1 billion worth of medicines in stock.
    By regulation, these had to be discarded every 2\u20133 years \u2014 a massive waste.
    So the military, in collaboration with the U.S. FDA, began a large-scale testing program to determine the real shelf life of these drugs.
    They tested over 100 types of medicines \u2014
    and found that about 90% remained safe and effective for up to 15 years beyond the printed expiry date!
    Francis Flaherty, the project director, stated:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    \u201cThe expiration date doesn\u2019t mean the drug becomes unstable or dangerous after that time.\u201d
    \u201cManufacturers use expiry dates more for marketing purposes than for scientific ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Joel Davis, a former FDA official, added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \u201cExcept for a few exceptions \u2014 like Nitroglycerin, Insulin, and some liquid antibiotics \u2014 most medicines are surprisingly long-lasting.\u201d
    \ud83d\udc8a The Case of Aspirin
    Bayer tested its own Aspirin that was 4 years past expiry \u2014 and it was still 100% effective!
    According to Dr. Jens Carstensen, a leading expert on drug stability:
    \u201cEven after 5 years, Bayer Aspirin was found to be in excellent condition.\u201d
    \ud83d\udcb0 The Hidden Truth
    After reading all this, it became clear how the pharmaceutical industry earns billions of dollars every year \u2014
    simply because people throw away \u201cexpired\u201d medicines that are still perfectly usable.
    \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Share the Truth<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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