Generally speaking, it is not recommended to take expired drugs (past the manufacturer's expiration date), and this included expired Benadryl. The main concern is that they may not have the same effectiveness or potency they had when they were in-date.
Generally speaking, it is not recommended to take expired drugs (past the manufacturer's expiration date), and this included expired Benadryl. The main concern is that they may not have the same effectiveness or potency they had when they were in-date.
I tossed an expired box of Benadryl because it was 2 years past its expiration date posted on the box. Was that Benadryl still effective and did
an antihistamine you swallow, such as Benadryl (diphenhydramine); a expire, and are they safe and effective to use past the expiration date?
Generally speaking, it is not recommended to take expired drugs (past the manufacturer's expiration date), and this included expired Benadryl. The main concern is that they may not have the same effectiveness or potency they had when they were in-date.
Sources. Drugs Past Their Expiration Date. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 20;62(1603): . Accessed Aug. Drugs Past Their Expiration Date.
Sources. Drugs Past Their Expiration Date. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 20;62(1603): . Accessed Aug. Drugs Past Their Expiration Date.
Generally speaking, it is not recommended to take expired drugs (past the manufacturer's expiration date), and this included expired Benadryl. The main concern is that they may not have the same effectiveness or potency they had when they were in-date.
Sources. Drugs Past Their Expiration Date. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 20;62(1603): . Accessed Aug. Drugs Past Their Expiration Date.
Sometimes marriages do go on past their expiration date.