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Should some meds be particularly avoided when they expire?

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    A question to the EMTs and others with knowledge of drugs…I keep a small stash of OTC meds in my FAK, and don’t know their expiration dates as they are separated from their original containers. I change them out yearly, but…

    Are there particular OTC drugs that are exceptionally noxious when they expire, and if so, what are they? Do some drugs have a particularly short shelf life?

    Aspirin? Ibuprophen? Dypenhydramine (Benadryl)? Loratadine (Claritin)? Acetaminophen? Loperamide (Immodium)? Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)?

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