Using expired or past "use by" date, medication?

[JohnBoy2000]

If it's in bubble containers:

So quite well vacuum sealed.

Expired by say, 2 years?

Would there be an issue or concern with this?

 

[Psycho_Logic]

If it wasn't exposed to high temperatures loss of potency should be negligible. Expire dates of pills are in principle set way too early and if it was properly stored than I believe the potential potency loss would be negligible. My 2 Rupees.

 

[paranoid android]

You will likely be fine. Pills dont expire that fast

 

[someguyontheinternet]

Probably fine? But some compounds degrade more quickly than others so it really depends on what you've got

 

[JohnBoy2000]

My initial concern was they could form something my body would react adversely to?

I've read on reddit, patients can get sick using expired medication (though that was stored in a bottle vs blister pack).

The only concern is pill degradation?

 

[Psycho_Logic]

Take a look at this article - That Drug Expiration Date May Be More Myth Than Fact

I am in no position to tell you what to do but I do remember reading that medications in tablet/capsule form are generally safe to use long after expiry date, especially those that were sealed in blister package and kept at normal temperatures. For example I have used antibiotics that were 3 years older than expiry date without issues. But again - I can not tell you what to do as I am not a doctor, pharmacist or scientist with degree ib pharmacology.