Expired Drugs: Reading Between the Lines

Stamped dates on medications don't always mean you have to toss the bottle

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Part 2 of a 3-part series on product ‘expiration’ dates

You have a headache, so you reach for the bottle of aspirin—but it expired last month. The date on your decongestant reads six months ago. You have a few alprazolam (e.g., Xanax) for flight anxiety, but ...