Mandy
Honestly I dont know. But I've never heard of Walgreens being closed on a Friday night so their employees can party.
norman7774
I know that ALL people will probably say OH NO.. I have taken medicine taht has been expired BUT ... I keep all my medicine in the refrigerator and not in a cabinet someplace so that extends the expiration somewhat.
yahoo_answerer
NO.........NO NO NO NO NO........NEVER EVER take expired medications, it could do one of 2 things........nothing at all or have the total opposite affect of what it is supposed to do.......you need to wait, or find some place that has this medication tonight, call your pharmacy, Im sure they have an emergency number, if you have to, go to the ER
c_schumacker
Probably yes. Expired means that there is a certain level of potency, like 95% (as opposed to 100% when it was new) So no it does not suddenly turn into rat poison when it expires. You could also take an anti-inflamatory like Naproxen if you do not have reflux or a history of stomach ulcer. You could take 500mg every 6 hours and it should be effective for an acute gout attack. Good luck.
~Chicky~Baby Doll~Lynn
Most people including most doctors and pharmacists would keel over if they knew I was telling you this. However I had a medication that was expired one time and I asked my doctor about taking it. He said it would be ok, and confessed he uses expirated meds. I don't know if I would recommend doing this with ALL meds, as some can and lose strength and maybe even worse!
I hope this helps!
Orignal From: for a gout attack is it ok to take colchicine that is 9 months expired ? it,s friday night and nothing is open
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