E-DRUG: Can expired drugs still be used?(16, final)
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[discussion now really closed; I passed this one as Oliver tried to send it to E-drug before the closure was announced. WB]
Seriously speaking, we shouldn't be discussing the use of expired on our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, ourselves and even in-laws.
What we should be working on is improving pharmaceutical management by storing drugs appropriately and never get to the end of their cited shelf lives before they are consumed. It is unbecoming to defend poor practices with a potential to harm no matter how remote the potential to save.
Let us assume you are in hotel business. Day out day in your workers cook more food than is required and is disposed off routinely or serve it to unsuspecting clients. You would certainly eventually close down. That is poor business practice so as it is a poor public health practice. We should all promote good pharmaceutical practices than continuing promoting the use of expired commodities.
best regards
Oliver Hazemba
Rational Pharmaceutical Management Plus
Lusaka, Zambia
ohazemba@zamnet.zm