The Myth of drug expiration dates

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July 21, 2017 at 8:00 am #71123

wv
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drugs:http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_myth_of_drug_expiration_dates_20170719

July 21, 2017 at 9:59 am #71126

zn
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wv wrote:

drugs:http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_myth_of_drug_expiration_dates_20170719

ProPublica has been researching why the U.S. health care system is the most expensive in the world. One answer, broadly, is waste — some of it buried in practices that the medical establishment and the rest of us take for granted. We’ve documented how hospitals often discard pricey new supplies, how nursing homes trash valuable medications after patients pass away or move out, and how drug companies create expensive combinations of cheap drugs. Experts estimate such squandering eats up about $765 billion a year — as much as a quarter of all the country’s health care spending.

What if the system is destroying drugs that are technically “expired” but could still be safely used?

July 23, 2017 at 12:22 pm #71185

PA Ram
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Not directly related to the topic but anyone interested in checking drug prices in their local area to compare may want to try this website(also comes in an app):

https://www.goodrx.com/

They show discounts, offer some coupons and cash price. There are instances when a cash price may be lower than an insurance price(depending on the insurance negotiated price or formulary}so it’s worth checking. They may try to insist you use your insurance but that’s not the law. Not saying it will always work out that way(insurance SHOULD be cheaper)but it can happen.

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

July 27, 2017 at 2:27 pm #71315

nittany ram
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Are expiration dates really a myth?

link: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-drug-expiry-dates-really-a-myth/

July 27, 2017 at 2:59 pm #71316

zn
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Nittany…this software converts some links into pics. It’s hard to know in advance what will happen so you have to double-check after posting a link. The way to fix it is to put some kind of writing on the same line as the link. I just do it by going writing link:

It’s the difference between this

link: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-drug-expiry-dates-really-a-myth/

And this

Are drug expiry dates really a myth?

July 27, 2017 at 5:39 pm #71320

TSRF
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Speaking from direct knowledge, I have a skin condition, and I definitely notice it is less well contained toward the end of a tube of cream than when I get the new one.
QED, the fresh tube is more potent.
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