Naproxen 500mg Tab Expires 7 2012 Can I Use Them
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My naproxen was filled 7/2011. Is it ok to take now (10-2012)?.

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I hurt my arm due to Muay Thai training, its in the elbow area.

I now have inflammation in that area, i started taking Naproxen 500mg and then realised they are from 2007, am i at risk of getting ill from these.

I have taken them before, i dont have medical insurance so i cant afford to go to a doctors and get new, and then find out the cost is beyond my means.

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Thank you very much. That is what I was Thinking.

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Hi Turtle,

There's actually a lot of conflicting information around the topic of expired medication, 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.

But the question is 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).

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

Based on the above info, I'd personally see no harm in taking something only a little over a year old. If anything, it may have a lost a bit of potency.

I hope this helps!

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