Common things like ibuprofen, cough medicine, allergy meds- seem fine after 5 ye... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		quantified 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are drug expiration dates meaningless? Common things like ibuprofen, cough medicine, allergy meds- seem fine after 5 years at least. Probably degraded if you leave them in a steel shed in the sun.

smokeydoe 12 months ago [–]

Liquid Tylenol is not effective after expiration from my experience. It did not reduce pain or fever. New bottle worked as expected.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact