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The Claritin I took last night had an expiration date of 9/09. I think it may have gone bad. The new Claritin I took this morning seems much better.

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Aug 5 '09, 08:31

Or else it's just that it's also clearing up more on its own now and it's just a coincidence.

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can you please also post the lottery numbers from the future??? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 5, 09:02
i assume that drug expiry dates have a safety factor of at least a year built in -- nm - zork Aug 5, 08:52 7
- and one of my roommates works for a pharm company, he says it varies highly from drug to drug. -- nm - mafic Aug 5, 09:00 4
  - of course. different compounds have widely varying stabilities but you have to build in time to avoid extra litigation -- nm - zork Aug 5, 09:04
  - and when you're up most of the night itchy, you're willing to try your options. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 09:02 2
    - next time: bathtub of hydrocortizone. -- nm - mafic Aug 5, 09:05 1
      - I will take an oatmeal bath tonight. I didn't feel like going to the store all splotchy last night. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 09:07
- if anyone would know, it'd be Dano. -- nm - mafic Aug 5, 08:59
- just like milk! -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 08:57
I'm betting coincidence. I'm skeptical of many of those expiration dates. -- nm - pmb Aug 5, 08:37 6
- But after last night's itchiness I wanted to try all options. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 08:42 2
  - Whenever I was in the midst of an allergic reaction I always took Benadryl. That's what the hospital would give me for anaphylaxis. - Diva Aug 5, 08:46
  - Wait. Don't you have a PhD in this medicine-y stuff? (nm) - musubi Aug 5, 08:43
- "Expiration" dates on most medicines are merely indicators of when their efficacy starts declining, I think. - musubi Aug 5, 08:41 1
  - although some med's can turn bad and be harmful but I certainly wouldn't expect that the moment the expiry date passes (too many potential lawsuits) -- nm - zork Aug 5, 09:02
- Agreed. -- nm - con_carne Aug 5, 08:38
Tonight, on FOX: When Good Claritin Goes BAD!! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 08:34

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The Claritin I took last night had an expiration date of 9/09. I think it may have gone bad. The new Claritin I took this morning seems much better.

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