Importance of Expiration Dates on Medications
The Importance of Expiration Dates on Medications General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform my audience of the importance of expiration dates Central Idea: It is very important to watch and pay attention to the expiration dates on your medications. ... With a splitting headache you reach into your medicine cabinet for some aspirin only to find the stamped expiration date on the bottle has passed- 2 years ago. ... I have worked in a pharmacy, as a pharmacy technician for the past 3 years now and before I never would have thought that expiration dates were a problem but it is. ... Out of date Medications can be a danger to your health. ... Some medications such as aspirin will be good for 6 months to a year after its expiration date they just loose potency and will eventually not work at all. ... Other medications have chemicals that break down to other Chemicals that can be very harmful to your body, for instance taking out of date tetracycline can cause major kidney damage. ... (A) In 1979 a law was passed ordering all manufacturers to stamp an expiration date on their products.