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Are pills really good until the last day of the month of the indicated expiry date? or do pills lose potency over time on a linear basis?
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Even longer: Pills are dated very conservatively and are actually still largely potent a year after the expiration date (depending on the medicine and how they've been stored - eg cool, dry, dark place) .
Answered 4/19/2015
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