Do prescrptions ever expire?
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Usually the prescription is good for 6 month after the date of prescription. Some pharmacies really dont look on the date so you might be able to fill it without a problem. If not then get the pharmacist to call your doctor and i am sure he will renew it over the phone and you will save a trip
they have a date on the bottle that has the expire date
Yes, they do expire. You should ask your doctor for another because most pharmacies are very picky about that these days.
Yes they do. there should be an expiration date on your bottle.
Normally a yea from the date you get them...
The best thing to do is to call your pharmacy and ask them. Most of my perscriptions expire 1 year after they are first filled, since you haven't had it filled then it might still be valid. But my guess is since it is over a year old they would double check with your doc.
the pharmacy will probably not fill it.they may call the doctor,but he will want to see you first unless you have had a longterm need for this.
HELLO,
A WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION HAS A 1 YEAR WITHIN WHICH IT SHOULD BE FILLED. OTHERWISE, THE PHARMACIST WILL TELL YOU TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR AGAIN.
SINCE IT'S JULY OF 2007, AND THE ORIGINAL WAS WRITTEN BACK IN FEB.OF 2006, YOU WILL NEED A NEW ONE.
TO SAVE TIME AND $ JUST HAVE THE DOCTOR CALL ONE IN FOR YOU TO THE PHARMACY. GOOD LUCK.
Yes, they do expire after a couple of years. We get Codene for our family once a year, and we forgot to refill the prescription, and we had an old bottle of Codene that wasn't strong enough to help, so yes, they do expire.
So, if you need a regular prescription that you won't be using all the time, but still need it, I would update it, because it really won't work because it's too old.
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