Expired Promethazine With Codeine Posted: 03-16-07 00:48am
well i have pneumonia and have had a bad
cough. i have taken all my cough medicine
which was promethazine with codeine and my
cough is continuing. i have another bottle
but it expired september 1, 2006. Is this
ok to take and what possible effects can
expired medicine have? does medicine truly
expire? i have found very conflicting
information online and any help is greatly
appreciated. thank you
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dbacks11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 03-16-07 20:25pm
well nobody seems to reply in any section
besides this one so can somebody help me
out
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Sunflower_pie81
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 5041 Location: to hell with this crap
Posted: 03-16-07 20:31pm
Ummmm normally i would say go for it but
in this case because it's a narcotic, i
wouldn't. You can always call your doctor
and ask them if it's ok before you
self-prescribe. I think that is why they
put a experation date on it....i googled
it and really coldn't find anything about
the experation date.
so in this case i would call your health
care provider.
good luck.
hope you feel better.
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brown9500
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 03-29-07 04:34am
dbacks11
wrote:
well nobody seems to reply
in any section besides this one so can
somebody help me
out
You have 6 months from the expired date,
provided that the medication was stored
properly (explained on the bottle or in
package insert).
