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A 28-year-old female asked:

I used a yeast infection medicine monistat 3 that has been expired 5 months. am i going to be okay it was unopened brand new ?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
Expired medications may not have the efficacy of newly manufactured ones. They probably will not hurt you, or help you either.
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