E-DRUG: Can expired drug still can be used? (3)
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Dear Dr. Norizan
Use of the expired drugs till one month later their expiry is
controversial and debatable. Usually the manufacturers claim that such
drugs are usable and safe till one month after their expiry. But the
point is whether we have some scientific prove for such safety for all
drugs?. In case, we can use the drug after its expiry, then giving the
expiry limit (date) is meaningless. I think, ethically, we should avoid
such usage.
Nadeem Irfan Bukhari,
Lecturer, Pharmaceutical Technology,
School of Pharmacy,
International Medical University (IMU),
Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur - 57000
Malaysia
Tel: + 60 86567228; Fax: 86567229
H/P +60 12 3242264
Email: nadeemi@imu.edu.my
http://www.imu.edu.my