stan schurman Says:
Expired Oxycodone?
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I found 4 year old expired oxycodone in my medicine cabinet and I would like to know if its still safe to take? I don't know much about medicine so I'll just write what the label says: OXYCODONE W/APAP 5/325 TAB MCK subsituted for percocet and the pill has a 512 stamped on it?
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Re: jon dunst (# 2) 
And your expertise on the subject is??? I always love it when someone goes on about a subject with which they are clearly unqualified to give anything more than a subjective opinion as opposed to an informed answer.
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Burn guy Says:
Re: David (# 11)
I beg to add a different perspective. There are three primary reasons virtually all medications come with a short expiration date. 1) they are required by the FDA to provide a date. They keep it as short as possible to minimize their testing costs. They don't want to wait 1, 2, 5... years to test it. 2) Their lawyers want it as short as possible to help limit liability. And 3) They would rather sell you new pills whenever possible.
This doesn't mean that meds last longer than the date says. It just means there is no testing done for any longer time. The expiration date is generally an arbitrarily short amount of time.
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Robby Says:
I have a few bottles of oxycodone 5mg with various expiration dates in the past (e.g. 3/18/2015)... Are these usable?
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Biskit Says:
Regarding drug potency, which is clearly much longer than expiration dates -
" Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer...
Gerona and Cantrell, a pharmacist and toxicologist, knew that the term “expiration date” was a misnomer. The dates on drug labels are simply the point up to which the Food and Drug Administration and pharmaceutical companies guarantee their effectiveness, typically at two or three years. But the dates don’t necessarily mean they’re ineffective immediately after they “expire” — just that there’s no incentive for drugmakers to study whether they could still be usable...
In his lab, Gerona ran tests on the decades-old drugs, including some now defunct brands such as the diet pills Obocell (once pitched to doctors with a portly figurine called “Mr. Obocell”) and Bamadex. Overall, the bottles contained 14 different compounds, including antihistamines, pain relievers and stimulants. All the drugs tested were in their original sealed containers.
The findings surprised both researchers: A dozen of the 14 compounds were still as potent as they were when they were manufactured, some at almost 100 percent of their labeled concentrations... "
Source: "The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates", propublica.org. Web. July 18th, 2017
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Casey Says:
I am out of morphine I take 60mg 2times day.I found an bottle of hydromorphone 4mg from2014 can I still use it
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Dr White Says:
Stop calling people junkies when you label people like that all it's doing is making it harder for them to try and get clean when they feel like they're less than human. I'm a pediatrician and I have many patients that struggle with addiction. And I promise I've never had a patient come to me and say ya know Dr. White what really helps me get and stay clean? No what's that? Oh ya know when everyone walks around calling me a junkie when I'm trying to get help. I mean come on. Be humble. Just saying.
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Baby Says:
So I found a bottle of oxycod/apap 5-325 mg . They expired on March 17 of 2010. Can they still be used?
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Sugar girl 26 Says:
I found a jar of OxyContin 20 mg OC and they were filled in 2009. It says it expires in 2010. Now it's 2017. I took a half and it feels like I have taken a 10 mg OxyContin. I don't think they expire because the feeling is still there but that's me. I don't abuse medicine. I just took it to try it because I was in some pain at the time and do not suggest you should take it but I took 10-year-old OxyContin 20 mg and they work perfect. Not saying that you should...
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Conan the Grammarian Says:
"meaning whither (not whEther)"
"Whither" is an archaic synonym for "where," as in the line, "How now, spirit! Whither wander you?" from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." More specifically, it's used to find out where someone or something is going. If you want to know where someone or something comes from, use "whence."
Unless you're looking into whether or not there's a regional change in the medication meeting specifications ("Whither changeth these meds?") then "whether" is the correct spelling (as in, "We will see whether or not anyone else here is as pedantic about spelling as I am.")
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Curtis Says:
I have been taking demerol 50 mg and oxycodone 10mg w/ no fillers for 8 years for a bulging disk instead of surgery. I have been having problems for the last year with my gi tract and did all the diagnostics with no results. My doctor said it might be the long term use of the opioids so I said to myself fk it, cold turkey time. It was the worst 2 weeks of my life, incredible pain and suffering with cold sweats, diarrhea, aching all over, restless muscles and a constant mental struggle. Now its been 3 weeks and my gi track problems are getting better and im thinking clearly like ive stepped out of a fog into the sun. My back hurts like f*** on some days but i take deep breaths and stretch to get through it. To answer the question at hand, I took a 6 year old bottle of 160 10 mil oxycodone and used them when I was desperate and in need while out of the country and they worked just fine with no ill side effects for me. Opioids were crazy hard to get off after my long time use. My advice is don't take them unless you really really need to.
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Crannygotpopped Says:
You are completely right, i got shot in my lower back and it kinked.my spine which ended up pinching my nerves in a way where they are afraid to even touch it, i can walk..but it hurts to even stand up straight. Im still somewhat young and when i had them prescribed, i was doing ok actually, my doctor retired and my new.one saw me as an addict and took me.off, i had withdrawal symtoms for a little while but after the first few days it went away and i tried to be active again. I got hurt so bad and ended up getting 600mg motrin that got.me sick. After about a week of this i couldnt take it and got medication on the street where i was exposed to hop and ended up getting addicted to it. Them saying these pills are so awful and making no doctor want to give them out only did one thing, increased demand on the street which sprouted an entire new market for drugs, in which people also get exposed to the criminal element. Id like to say thanks to the DEA for their harsh regulations like raising my norco 10mg/325 up a whole schedule.
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ROB1OTP Says:
David, I am a opioid tolerant patient. I am prescribed Oxy 30mg IR 1 to 2 Q4 to 6 hrs Prn NTE 6 a day. And I am on a Fentanyl Patch 200mcg an hr. In addition I take either 2mg of Clonazepam Q6 to 8 hrs or 10Mg of Valium Q 8hrs for muscle spams and Dystonia. I also take Ambien Prn . Actually all of my benzos are Prn. So I obviously am tolerant to these drugs. I am usually very Lucid and because of my Severe Dystonia have been given 100mg of Benadryl IV push ,10 Versed IV, And I believe Fentanyl or Demerol at a high dose IV push and I was wide awake. This obviously causes problems when I go in the hospital and have to have pain control.
I just want to say THANK YOU for trying to inform people that not all drugs are safe especially when expired . As you said certain properties do not metabolize as they normally would and that can be a problem. If I am correct I believe Pharmacology degree is 6 yrs now? So I trust you know what you are talking about. :)
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spud Says:
Oxycodone definitely expires. I took several 10 milligram tablets (the pink super hard kind) back to back and felt nothing at all. I have a high tolerance but I was still dopesick as f***. So yes, they do turn to s*** over time!
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Shammy Says:
Where did u ever get that answer ....?? Especially the fact that oxy won't expire properly stored...ok let me ask you if methadone pills hold the same weight if properly stored.......
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Sandy Says:
Well put. Nice to see someone else who can articulate the difference. I would rather be dependent and functional then without medication and without any quality of life I am 53 years old with peripheral aretrial disease and chronic lower back pain. Without meds life is not worth living.
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PiscesMike Says:
intelex22 - Thank you for the valuable information! I picked up 20 OC5's for my bug out bag and knowing they have a decent shelf life is extremely important.
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Drugjesus Says:
All chemical compounds have a half life meaning after a set time it will become half as effective an continue to perpetually diminish in potency in that manor so that age will determine how potent they still are.
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DPB Says:
No doubt! Otherwise "Sister Wives" and "Little People" need to come with addiction warning because my wife ignores the world and will fight to the death to be alone to watch this crap. Same with Pinterest and Snapchat with the kids. Anything people refuse to stop or limit priority of because it makes them feel good is called an addiction to self. Selfishness disease is greatly addictive.
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Tennis Bob Says:
Comment #18 posted a link to a study on exactly this issue.
Except for aspirin and acetaminophen, the pain medicines involved appear to last decades if stored properly.
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David Says:
The source? Some "Bad Pharma" blockbuster bestseller perhaps :)
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