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Expiration Date Phenylephrine

Updated April 24, 2015
Lezlee Says:
Fri, March 6, 2015

I've got 5 bottles of Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Opthalmic Solution 2.5% 15ml that expired June 2014. Can these still be used on patients for the time being?

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David Says:
Fri, April 24, 2015

Hi Lezlee,

Even with the best intentions in mind, I would never encourage the use of expired medication on other patients, due to liability and because the idea of that just seems very unethical despite the possibility of it still retaining efficacy; which I would think it probably has to a large extent. According to an article by Harvard Medical School, many expired meds actually remain good for 15 years beyond the listed expiration date. However because we don't have a specific list stating what these meds are, the best option in my opinion is to continue adhering to the date listed on the label to ensure patient safety. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if anything happened and I knew that I dispensed expired meds which could've played a role. But that's just me personally. I'd also consider looking into whether getting one bottle analyzed by a lab would be any cheaper than replacing all 5 bottles... that is if it did happen to turn out fine from the lab report...

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