Old Medicines- When to stop using

[NW-Bound]

I remember reading somewhere, and it was also mentioned on this forum before, that dry pills last much longer than medicine in liquid form such as cough syrup.

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Originally Posted by TwoByFour I have a bottle of 10 year old Bourbon. Does that count?

My spirit of preference is Cognac, and the XO grade has to be at least 6 years old according to French laws. In actuality, major Cognac houses make XO blends using batches as old as 20 years.

The much publicized Louis XIII Cognac is blended from many different barrels with age ranging from 40 to 100 years old. I have not tasted it. The price ranges from several thousands to a few $100K. They now have a mini 50mL bottle (1-shot size) for $600.

[TwoByFour]

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Originally Posted by NW-Bound They now have a mini 50mL bottle (1-shot size) for $600.

Blow that dough!

[NW-Bound]

I have never paid more than 1/3 of that price. And that was for a whole fifth bottle, not a single shot.

I will wait for RobbieB to lead.

[Winemaker]

When they started putting expiration dates on bottled water, I knew something was going awry. However, I have had Coca Cola, and a few other soft drinks go bad, when they ate a hole in the can and partially evaporated. I do have a few old meds from my shoulder surgery from a few years back.

[kitesurfer2]

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Originally Posted by MRG I have some meds that are 10+ years old and work very well. They're viagra so if they didn't work I might know.[emoji12]

10 year old Viagra! don't get much action do you the Dr offered me a years prescription...those two pills were pretty cheap.

[MRG]

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Originally Posted by kitesurfer2 10 year old Viagra! don't get much action do you the Dr offered me a years prescription...those two pills were pretty cheap.

No I actually switched to cialis as I had headaches from 50mg V. Turns out cutting them into 25mg works well with no headache.

[scrabbler1]

Back in 2015, I was proscribed a drug which I took briefly, before I used up all the capsules (per doctor's orders). In late 2017, I was put back on the drug and I asked the pharmacist if I could finish up the existing supply. In my online research, the drug was good for 3 or 4 years but the pharmacist told me it had a 1-year window, so I didn't take the existing supply.


A few months later, my dad was recovering from hip replacement surgery and didn't get a chance to see his other doctors to get one of his other meds (unrelated to his hip surgery) renewed. The med in question he was about to run out of happened to be the same one I had those extra pills for. I told him what I learned about the conflicting expiration dates but he still asked me to bring my old supply to him to hold him over until he could see his doctor again. I did, and everything worked out fine.

[omni550]

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Originally Posted by Winemaker When they started putting expiration dates on bottled water, I knew something was going awry.

Anecdote follows.

A while ago, I had stocked up on bottled water for something, and had a case sitting around for a while. On my way to a class one day, I grabbed a bottle to take with me. Later that morning, I took a sip. As I was setting the bottle back down on the table, I spotted "something" floating at the bottom inside the bottle. It was a dark gray-ish filmy thing. I then noticed the bottle was way past the expiration date. Needless to say, I didn't finish the bottle. I went home and looked at the remaining bottles...several had the same filmy thing inside so I chucked the entire lot.

I emailed the bottling company. They said this was common for 'expired' water and sent me some coupons.

These days, I don't keep an inventory of bottled water for any extended length of time.

omni

[Winemaker]

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Originally Posted by omni550 Anecdote follows. A while ago, I had stocked up on bottled water for something, and had a case sitting around for a while. On my way to a class one day, I grabbed a bottle to take with me. Later that morning, I took a sip. As I was setting the bottle back down on the table, I spotted "something" floating at the bottom inside the bottle. It was a dark gray-ish filmy thing. I then noticed the bottle was way past the expiration date. Needless to say, I didn't finish the bottle. I went home and looked at the remaining bottles...several had the same filmy thing inside so I chucked the entire lot. I emailed the bottling company. They said this was common for 'expired' water and sent me some coupons. These days, I don't keep an inventory of bottled water for any extended length of time. omni

I have oodles of old bottled grape juice that are years old. I pour them into a pitcher/flagon/decanter and allow the sediment/ floaties to sink or swim. Most of these are actually scrumptious, and some may be past their prime.