Antibiotics

[4gunfun]

They were not expired yet. He just gave the info which was good to know.

Very cool!

I read somewhere that many antibiotics have a shelf life and all they do is just loose potency.

However I read a few instead become poisonous as they expire. Anyone care to chime in here?

[rbeau30]

I know. I'm speaking from a perspective on having some stock on hand... some are dangerous when expired, and some just loose potency. Thought it would be good info when storing some for a rainy day.

I looked up a couple antibiotics that are also used for fish and/or livestock.

This is from http://www.drugs.com/doxycycline.html

"Store doxycycline at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date on the label has passed. Using expired doxycycline can cause damage to your kidneys."

They were not expired yet. He just gave the info which was good to know.

[tmckay2]

don't use tetracycline or doxycycline past the expiration date. most others are for the most part ok but i still wouldn't use them past the date unless its a world wide collapse and you truly can't get any more.

[Great-Kazoo]

I know. I'm speaking from a perspective on having some stock on hand... some are dangerous when expired, and some just loose potency. Thought it would be good info when storing some for a rainy day.

I looked up a couple antibiotics that are also used for fish and/or livestock.

This is from http://www.drugs.com/doxycycline.html

"Store doxycycline at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date on the label has passed. Using expired doxycycline can cause damage to your kidneys."

It can cause kidney damage any time. I am unable to use this and other meds due to adverse reactions.

Regarding ANY Anti-Biotic. Know what you can take, your body can tolerate and IF you have an issue, what is the fall back med you are able to take.

[4gunfun]

The doxycycline I just ordered from ebay expires on Feb 2016. I would hate for one of my kids to die from a simple infection. If my wife gets sick I'm gonna think long and hard about that one. Just kiddin.