A 45-year-old member asked:
are expired zinc tablets okay?
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Dr. Andrew Lipton answered
30 years experience Holistic Medicine
Zinc: Zinc, a mineral does not go "bad" and if tablets in cool and dry environment they are good for much longer than expiration date.
Answered on Apr 28, 2016
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