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Does amoxicillin go bad?
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Dr. Michael Einanswered
Infectious Disease 50 years experience
Yes: All drugs eventually go bad. All drugs have an expiration date on the bottle. The drug is not necessarily inactive after this expiration date but has only been tested by the manufacturer to be active for that length of time.
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