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A member asked:
6 yr old child fell and has big scrapes, i put neosporin on it, but didn' realize it is 4 months past expiration should it be washed off? is it safe?
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Wouldn't bother: If anything this just means the salve is likely to have less than 100% of normal strength. You might add this to your shopping list, but you can use this for now.
Answered 10/15/2020
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