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If antibiotic is expired since 2013 how effective would it be if taken now ? it's ciprofloxacin

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Dr. Richard Williams answered

Specializes in Pharmacy

Rule of thumb: though the expiration date on a drug is not the time the drug is 100% useless, it will diminish potency over time. Since this is October 2014 and you indicated 2013, the drug may be close to or over 1 year past expiration. I would not recommend you using it.

Answered 6/24/2017

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