Is it safe to take 2000mg of expired tylenol?
No one who is healthy, should take more the 1000 mg of tylenol at one time. And you should not exceed 4000 mg in one days time period. If someone has liver damage, it is best to speak with the doctor first before taking any kinds of medicines...as the liver is what receives this medications first, to be broken down, before going to the rest of the body. If this medications is used in liver patients..it is prescribed according to how much liver cell damage there is. It is not to exceed 2000 mg in one day, though. Chemical changes can take place in expired medications. However, it would be best now, that if you are to continue to take this drug...to buy fresh. Do not consume any alcohol while taking this medications... the interaction between the two can cause serious liver cell damage.
I just took a 500 mg Tylenol and did not realize the expiration date was August 2017, is it safe to take?
Expired acetaminophen will not harm you, but it may not be fully effective a year past the expiration date. The expiry dates are there to let you know the point at which the manufacturer cannot guarantee full potency of the drug. There are a few drugs that can be very toxic after they expire, the mist common ones in the tetracycline antibiotic family. Always check with your local pharmacist when you have questions regarding both prescription and OTC medications.
Hydrocodone 5/500 Expiration?
First off, I will answer your main question. The pills will not have lost any of it's effectiveness, and will are fine, since the expiration date on medicine bottles are very conservative, as well as the chemical hydrocodone being very stable. The chemical you would worry most about is the tylenol/acetaminophen/APAP in the pills, which has an expiration date of 2 years. You are taking Vicodin pills, and you did not take too few, and do not take more, as having too much acetaminophen (sometimes listed on medicine bottled as APAP and sold under the brand names tylenol and panadol,) can be permanently damaging to your liver. the 5 stands for the milligram dosage of hydrocodone in the pill while the 500 stands for the milligram dosage of acetaminophen. Hydrocodone is one of the weaker opiates prescribed, and you would be better off letting your doctor know it isn't as effective. You could either be gaining a tolerance for the drug, or you could be in enough pain that the dosage doesn't cut it anymore, both of which are things you need to talk to you doctor about because taking more Vicodin can be dangerous, since it is a combination drug, and more acetaminophen can be harmful. Ask about stronger pills such as Percocet (Oxycodone+Acetaminophen,) or the possibility of being prescribed hydrocodone with less acetaminophen (I believe they make pills with only 250mg in them,) or possibly just plain hydrocodone pills. Regardless, it is probably best to check in with your doctor.
Is it safe to take expired Benadryl?
The expiration date of a medication which is printed on the label of both prescription drugs and over the counter drugs is supposed to be a guide to the loss of potency of the medication over time. It is not a date at which the medication suddenly becomes unsafe to use. That date is somewhat arbitrary, but is a sort of guarantee that the original potency or amount of remaining active ingredient is still present. For many drugs the potency remains at an effective level long after the expiration date. There is little incentive to determine how long drugs stay effective enough to be used with complete confidence because replacing them is profitable. The coonsequence of this is that enormous amounts of money is wasted due to the rigid adherence to expiration dates and the FDA requirement that expired drugs be destroyed. Benadryl or diphenhydramine is one of the drugs that does lose its effectiveness over time. However it does not become toxic or inherently dangerous beyond the expiration date. If supplied in a packaged kit intended for treatment of the sting of an insect which can cause life threatening allergic reactions it is responsible to replace it after it expires. The article below discusses intelligently the issue of expiration dates. It suggests that expiration dates could be established which would better reflect the actual loss of potency over time and be less arbitrary. As it is big pharma for financial reasons is unlikely to support such a move, and the FDA’s practices are influenced by our leaders in Washington who are not consistently guided by science.The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates — ProPublica
Is it safe to take expired Ibuprofen?
Safe? Not for the manufacturer, because they will sell less product. In reality, medicines last years after the expiration date, if they are kept cool and dry. I mean, room temperature, not in the sun, and not in a swamp.There are 2 worst cases though. The medicine will lose its potency after many years, that is, it will start to decline slowly, barely perceptibly. Some liquids, if any has evaporated, will get too strong.How do I know this? Because I use nitro tabs very rarely, and my bottles are expired for several years now. But I can test them very easily. They are to be put under the tongue, in case of the arteries to the heart starting to close up, and not pump the way they should. As soon as I put one under my tongue, I can feel the rush of blood in my veins, and I get a slight headache. Instant results. And nitro is one of the faster drugs to expire. Every time I open the bottle, the air gets to them.Now, I am assuming that your bottle of Ibuprofen is expired by what - a month, a few months, a couple of days?I think I can assure you they are perfectly safe.
A vitamin’s expiration date has passed. It was suppose to contain 500 mg of Calcium, but it has lost 325 mg of
Sadly your question is incomplete. At the risk of misinterpreting what it was you were trying to ask, I would say that if the vitamin's expiration date has passed then you shouldn't be taking it.
How many Tylenol PM 500 mg tablets is it safe to take at once?
How many Tylenol PM 500 mg tablets is it safe to take at once?I agree with the 3 earlier responses. Package labeling is safe - 2 at bedtime wil not cause toxic effects. However, at this dose many people will be sedated upon arising hours later.The half life of diphenhydramine in adults is 7–12 hours, and in the elderly 9–18 hours. This is how long it takes for the body to get rid of half the drug.Per the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Effects on Driving: The drug manufacturer states that patients should be warned about engaging in activities requiring mental alertness such as driving a car. Diphenhydramine has repeatedly been shown to severely impair tracking and reaction time performance in actual on-the-road driving tests. Single doses of 50 mg have been shown to cause significant impairment during a 90 km highway test (measuring vehicle following, constant speed and lateral position). Drugs and Human Performance FACT SHEETS