{"id":4039,"date":"2017-03-10T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=4039"},"modified":"2019-11-14T13:44:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T13:44:40","slug":"q-and-a-medication-expiration-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/q-and-a-medication-expiration-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: Medication Expiration Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Q: Do over -the-counter and prescription medications have expiration dates? Do they mean anything and is it safe to take them past the expiration date?<\/p>\n<p>A: Over-the-counter and prescription medications are time stamped with expiration dates.&nbsp; &nbsp;Time stamps can be found on the labels or on the actual container. &nbsp;It is important that you pay attention to these dates. The expiration dates indicate a guarantee of full potency and safety within the recommended shelf life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prescription-200248831-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4040\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prescription-200248831-001-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"200248831-001\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prescription-200248831-001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prescription-200248831-001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prescription-200248831-001-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/prescription-200248831-001.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) &#8211; \u201cDon\u2019t be tempted to take expired medications.\u201d &nbsp;The FDA states, using expired medical products is \u201crisky and possibly harmful to your health.\u201d&nbsp; This is because the efficiency of a medication may lessen over time due to changes in its chemical composition or a decrease in its potency.<\/p>\n<p>Do You Know How to Dispose of your Expired Medications?<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/do-you-know-how-to-dispose-of-your-expired-medications\/\">here<\/a> to learn how:<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: Do over -the-counter and prescription medications have expiration dates? Do they mean anything and is it safe to take them past the expiration date? A: Over-the-counter and prescription medications are time stamped with expiration dates.&nbsp; &nbsp;Time stamps can be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/q-and-a-medication-expiration-dates\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[860],"class_list":["post-4039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","tag-prescription-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4039"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7060,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039\/revisions\/7060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}