Clobetasol Propionate Liquid

Will my old bottle of Clobetasol Propionate (liquid) still work if the expiration date is June 2011?

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A lot of information I'm finding states that you should discard this medication after the expiration date, but according to a Harvard Medical School family health article, except in rare cases (i.e. tetracycline), there is little chance of danger due to taking medications even up to 15 years beyond their expiration date. This conclusion was based upon a study conducted at the request of the US military due to stockpiles of expensive drugs they could otherwise need to replace every few years. The conclusion was that 90% of those drugs remained effective 10 - 15 years after the expiration date.

I don't know whether or not the drug you have happens to be one of these drugs from the study... (I have not seen the list of drugs used in this study). But I'd imagine that most medications (OTC or Rx) would certainly be candidates of interest upon making such claims.

Source: health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update1103a.shtml

Unless you're able to determine if your medication falls under this category, I can't really say how effective it might still be. I think if it was stored properly it might've retained a good percentage of potency.

I hope this helps!

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