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Expired Medicines

To maintain the safety of your medicines, it is important that your home maintenance program include the proper maintenance for your medicine


Medicine bottles (both prescription and non-prescription) have expiration dates written on them.  Medicines that are past their expiration dates can become chemically unstable and potentially dangerous to take.


Shown in the "Maintenance" tab above are the recommended routine maintenance tasks for your medicines. The "Questions / Answers" tab above shows our answers to related questions. And the "Articles" tab above provides links to related informational articles and sources.


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 Maintenance Task:  Throw out expired medicines

  
       
    How do you throw out expired medicines?  

 

  

Medicines bottles should be inspected, and medicines that are past their expiration dates should be thrown out.  Be sure to also check any medicines in your "emergency supplies kit".

NOTE: Be sure all medicines are out of reach of children or contained in a cabinet equipped with childproof locks.

  
       
    Why is it important to throw out expired medicines?  

 

  

safety.  Medicines that are past their expiration dates can become chemically unstable and potentially dangerous to take.

  
       
    How often should you throw out expired medicines?  
    Medicine bottles should be checked at least once per year (January).  

 

  

 

    
    How does Home-Wizard rate the costs and benefits for this task?  
    The cost of this task is very low.  It is estimated that this task should only take about 30 minutes to complete, and the task is relatively easy to do.  No specialized tools are required.  
         
    The benefits of this task are moderately high.  Doing this task can help prevent poisoning from out-of-date medicines which have become chemically unstable.  
       
    Overall Home-Wizard benefit-versus-cost rating (one 'hat' = low and four 'hats' = high):   

 

  

 




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