Modern families generally prepare some daily medications, but the medicines they prepare will not always be used. If these medicines are valid, can they still be eaten?
What is an expired drug?
To figure out this problem, we must first understand what is the expiration date of the drug. The drug box we buy usually marks the 'valid date to a certain day of the year', but the expiration date of the drug is not this time, but the date of the identification. For the previous day. For example, if the label on the kit of a certain medicine is valid until August 19, 2018, the actual expiration date of the medicine should be August 18, 2018.
Can expired drugs still be eaten?
After discovering that the drug has expired, most people will not take it again if it has expired for a long time, but if it only expires for a few days, some people will feel that it is only a few days after it expires. It is a waste, throwing away a bit of waste, it is a pity Can the medicine that only expires for a few days be eaten? Qiu Kaifeng, deputy director of the Pharmacy Department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, said that even short-term expired drugs are not recommended.
Because the drug's potency is through a rigorous experimental study, it proves how long it will reduce its efficacy. Therefore, outdated drugs may occur in two situations. The first case is a decrease in effectiveness. That is, the effect of the original drug is not achieved. For example, some antibacterial drugs, if expired, if its antibacterial effect is lowered, the anti-infective effect may be greatly reduced, and the drug resistance may be increased, and the therapeutic effect may not be achieved. Will delay the treatment of the disease.
In the second case, expired drugs may produce some toxic substances due to deterioration. In turn, it may also cause harm to the human body.
Therefore, we do not recommend or allow expired drugs, but should put expired drugs at the drug collection point.
