Does Miralax Expire
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Does MiraLAX expire? And if so, can you use MiraLAX after the expiration date? Also, how much is recommended for a single adult dose?
Re: Jacob (# 20)
Did you survive? I took some from 2013 just now.
Re: Dino (# 26)
I believe so. My PCP said expiration dates are required on meds but will work for up to a year. May be not as potent but will still work. I wonder if there’s a number on the bottle to call and ask as it is a liquid. My doctor was referring to pill form, tablets etc.
Re: Jacob (# 20)
Hey Jacob ... um, it's August 2023 ... did you die?
Re: Jacob (# 20)
How did you respond to the expired med?
Re: Jacob (# 20)
Did it work? I have 2015 also and have to use for upcoming colonoscopy.Hate to toss if it worked for u
Re: Dan (# 19)
Of course, some medications age much faster than others, with varying impact, which is why we're inquiring about this specific one! I've read that for the majority of medications, expiration date is set either by a conservative standard for that class (when studies of older versions have not been done), or by when the meds may lose 10% of their efficacy past the expiration.
How long can you use it after the expiration date?
Re: Namenick (# 21)
I was fine. Considering I had took 7yr old miralax. I'm not entirely sure the miralax worked as well. The next day I picked up a new bottle to keep in the cubbie.
Re: Jacob (# 20)
How did this go jacob?
I just took a does that expired in 2015. Wish me luck..LMAO
Re: Tabi 55 (# 3)
Tania, Per my pharmacist you need to be extremely cautious taking meds past their expiration date, because there are certain ones that will go bad right at the expiration date and they will shut your liver down! One search medication is Lomotil. According to my pharmacist she said to not even take it a couple of days past the expiration date because it becomes toxic to my liver and will literally shut it down.
My dad would not listen to me and he took some expired medication which ended up causing him to wish that he had listened! Most pharmacist will let you know which medication‘s are safe to take after the expiration date, especially if you are a regular customer and I already have a good rapport with them.
Re: sej (# 9)
Why aren’t there any answers here?!
Re: Jam (# 5)
Please let me know if you receive any updated answers.
Re: CH Lewis (# 14)
Instructions call for taking MiraLax for no more than 2 weeks. If you continue, your body will get dependent on it. Your call.
Re: Wanda (# 13)
I have used Murilax or polyethylene glycol for more than 15 years, starting out on it 2 doses a day, now I take it once daily as needed. I have bottles that go back to 2016, 2017. I have been told that the medicine may become less potent, but I don’t notice anything different. I use it now every other day or as needed and I find it works better using it when I need it then taking on a daily basis. Also you can take an old bottle and mix it with a newer bottle, the only thing I notice is the older stuff sometimes doesn’t dissolve as good in water as newer stuff but so I have too stir longer is all. After 3 years it’s probably best to get some new stuff and mix it with your old.
I have quite a bit of Miralax left. It expired March 2017. Do you think it is safe to still use?
Is an unopened mira lax neat pax past expiration date of 3/17 still good?
Re: Rashida (# 8)
I think there's no problem if you use it six months after expiration date.
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