Is Expired Medicine Still Safe To Consume? | Talking Point | Full Episode

[@lionelchua6040]

For a moment I thought Steven is going to take a 2 week medication trial

[@huiyingtanyayap]

😂

[@dd-dd2co]

A 2 week expired medication consumption trial would be so messed up! Hahah.

[@pokmerb444]

Aiyo. Medicine can not put in the refrigerator but if water medicine maybe needs to keep in refrigerator. And expired medicine 💊 must throwing away. But a medicine 💊 box 🎁 transparent 🪟 got Mon Tue wed Thu Fri sat sun. So you just the medicine 💊 inside, you will remember to eat and must drink water 💦💦💦 too

[@Steven.Chia.Singapore]

ha ha...I'm not that crazy people! Thanks for caring 😃

[@evelyndelacruz4913]

​@@Steven.Chia.Singapore😂

[@ceeril]

Thank God, I thought Steve would conduct a 2-week trial on expired drugs. He's a Singapore's national treasure, protect him at all costs.

[@tommytse23]

Yeah, thanks god

[@huiyingtanyayap]

Agree , he has “sacrificed” for us for other documentary :) hero 💪🏽

[@Steven.Chia.Singapore]

thank you...let me show my wife this comment 😆

[@dd-dd2co]

@@Steven.Chia.Singapore Doesn't your wife know how well-liked you are?!

[@ambition112]

0:40: 💊 A person discovers that all of their medication is expired and admits to taking expired medication in the past. 4:42: 💊 Medications have different shelf lives, with some being more stable and others degrading faster. 9:43: ❗ Expired medication may have reduced potency due to factors such as storage conditions, and regulators recommend discarding them as a precaution. 14:34: 👀 Eye drops can become contaminated if frequently opened and closed, and it is important to discard medications if they show signs of degradation or a change in smell. 18:34: 🔒 It is not recommended to self-treat with prescription medications without consulting a healthcare professional. Recap by Tammy AI

[@MyMindGeek]

Thanks for saving me 22 minutes 😊

[@KCECC-ActiveHealthyAgeing]

I’ve taken a lot of off shelf medicine expired for 5 yrs + still works I’m still kicking. Those kept in fridge all the time 10+ yrs still works, still helps me. I’m 75 yrs now

[@sleepy_dobe]

I don't know why anyone would keep antibiotics. If you're prescribed antibiotics, you're usually told to finish the whole course, even if you've recovered midway through. This is important to prevent antibiotics misuse. When used inappropriately, it can result in serious infections, longer recovery time, and loss of effectiveness for future treatments, due to infections becoming antibiotic-resistant. And if you're told to stop taking them once you've recovered, then the rest should be thrown away instead of kept for the next illness. You don't know if the next illness requires antibiotics or not, and even if it does, you won't know if what you have is appropriate or sufficient for the illness. All of us need to do our part to prevent antibiotics resistance. Otherwise, new, stronger antibiotics will need to be developed to combat the same infections and they'll very likely cost more and may have greater side effects too.

[@fsfs2778]

Low rate of health literacy. Wcyd

[@revih3390]

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[@barblee9615]

Just know you must stop taking antibiotic prescribed to you when you develop side effects or are allergic to that antibiotic. Anaphylaxis, a life-threatening side effect is one of them. Make a trip to the doc to have them checked ...

[@genossaitama5504]

The doctors dont explain all this. They just tell you to finish the course of the medicine. If they explained i would've known about and and finished every antibiotic i was prescribed

[@xmaplegirlzx]

Thanks CNA for featuring Pharmacy! Many are not familiar with our daily work. Besides ensuring safety and efficacy of medications, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians ensure constant continuity of drug supply while providing clinical care to patients with medication optimization plans! There are tens of thousands of drugs, medical conditions, herbs and food in existence, all of which can have serious interactions so we are essentially walking encyclopedia, checking and advising everyday 😊

[@beakless_duck]

Yes! Kudos to CNA for highlighting the importance of safe medication disposal and the role of pharmacists in healthcare!

[@stickymoney]

One of many roles that deserve appreciation and recognition. Too much emphasis on medical doctors

[@AriffSuffian]

In the next episode. Steven chooses a coffin 😂

[@jiahaotan696]

Don't give them ideas

[@jessicaregina1956]

U laugh, did you know that coffins are such a big expense that the usual chinese term for retirement fund is “coffin fund” and if possible, the coffin was pre bought 😂

[@jiahaotan696]

@@jessicaregina1956 That's life, after many years of working hard at least scrape enough to buy a coffin and rest in peace (hopefully)

[@MrLantean]

Medicine in tablet forms are now in blister packs. As long as they are stored in cool, dark places as well as there are no puncture holes, they are generally saved to be consumed even they have passed the expiry dates. Liquid medicine better be kept in the fridge. Antibiotics on the other hand once expired better to be discharged. Also once started a course of antibiotics, the entire course had to be consumed. Many people often never complete the course and often save the remaining antibiotic medicine. Because of not completing the course, the surviving germs may become stronger and the remaining antibiotics may no longer effective. Eye drops should be discharged once they are expired as it become contaminated with germs that can be harmful to eyes.

[@alienchow]

Steven Chia and team legit covering topics I think about a week before the videos come out.

[@Steven.Chia.Singapore]

we can read your mind!

[@melcastles8027]

I just stumbled upon this Talking Point and really enjoyed it. I have shared this site with family and friends and they are enjoying it too. Thank you. The effort put in really shows.

[@antman7673]

Before watching I would like to answer the title: -It probably depends on the medicine. Some medicine will have unstable compounds, that degrade, loading function and becoming more toxic, but others are probably fine and still have an expiration date.

[@mirror2398]

I have been taking a lot of expired medications and it still works like what it’s intended ❤

[@pinklabbit]

Me too lol.

[@dd-dd2co]

Pharmaceutical companies want us to think that it's not safe because they want the profits to keep rolling in.

[@erwinsaputra3645]

I think it's still absolutely fine as long as it has no water content@@pinklabbit

[@hybriddust]

Asian moms seeing this: "see I told you. Still ok laa" (whips out zam-buk expired in 1997) 😅

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

Nah, not just asian mom's. My german mom is like that too, and really, I guess it's most people actually.

[@garatobra2504]

Long time ago the US Arm Service did a study and It found that some medications are still effective at five years beyond the expiration day. Common sense told us that ASA we have to be really about that.

[@lucretius8050]

Most people keep their medication in Singapore partially because a trip to the public subsidised GP while cheap is still considered expensive to some and the time required to wait and queue is not a luxury some can afford.

[@John_Smith_86]

If you are poor enough to find it expensive, you can easily afford to wait. Your time is not valuable

[@Strawation]

@@John_Smith_86 lmao, what a privileged person mentality. Those living in poverty are often working with bad working conditions, strict bosses, and/or long working hours. Taking a day off just because you're sick is likely to get you fired, especially when those working conditions mean workers fall sick more often since their bodies are under a lot more stress. Everyone's time is valuable

[@John_Smith_86]

@@Strawation Not the poor's. By definition, their time is less valuable, since they cannot afford to pay to avoid spending it

[@crosbyong]

Another relevant episode! Bravo.

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

Year-end is the time to get rid of expired meds, food items especially those in the fridge and food pantry.

[@FrugalOverFifty]

Very helpful information 👍

[@andytoh-toh6488]

Another great content by CNA and hosing by Steven. Keep up the great work!

[@Steven.Chia.Singapore]

thank you!

[@princevaliant]

Hey Talking point, How about doing an episode about toxicity of pans and woks on market. Cast Iron vs Carbon Steel vs Stainless Steel vs aluminium vs Teflon non stick pans vs ceramic vs marble vs Nano Silver compound pans.

[@peacepoet1947]

Just an idea about storing medication. I use a thermos type of storage for my vitamins and medicine. Cutting down on temperature swings. Use those coolers that can hold ice and a six pack of soda or cans of beer to store those important supplements for keeping us healthy.

[@deschan2246]

Pharmaceutical companies want u to discard them once it expired for obvious reason.

[@MrNamesNoMore]

I usually just throw after I am done with it, didn't knew some medicine can still be effective for years. This will save me some money in the future, especially for minor illness.

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

This couple keeping so much meds like some vitamins!!

[@liowyew]

Question is where you throw away? It is not a good idea to throw them in bins because who know what will happen, at dumpsite, when poisonous chemical sip into soil.

[@nicholaswoof88]

From this documentary segment, it failed to address the issue that some Singaporeans would travel to neighbouring countries to get prescribed medications which there's risk of buying expired ones..

[@sillyheadphone]

it works. i had an old white man doctor said when medicines expire, it still works for another 10 years. The expiration date just kept on getting people to buy more, it’s like marketing stretegy.

[@DerekLefebvre]

Hey Steve you should always bring your old meds to a pharmacy and not place them in the garbage or flush them down the toilet :)

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

This is an old debate. But YES. Use "expired" meds. Even after 10 years they have over 90% potency if not more. I once knew an old doctor who kept expired meds and gave them away to poor patients in need.

[@dd-dd2co]

Pharmaceutical companies want the opposite narrative so they can generate more profits.

[@Scorned405]

Can they kill you if they are a few years expired??

[@eningproduction]

Great informative documentary! However, I noticed that when Steve speaks, there are no subtitles, but there are subtitles when some guests speak.

[@foreverteuk]

I just got a box of Augmentin from doctor today, and shocked to see the same item in the lady's box. She didn't finish her antibiotics course?!

[@kingseiryu929]

Yea she drop out of the course

[@SpecJack15]

I am a special case of a young male UTI patient. My specialist gives me standby Augmentin for self-starting antibiotic treatment for 7 days when I get UTI symptoms.

[@apippin774]

Yep they sure are especially in a soft situation. I recently had the symptoms of strep throat, a condition i had several times as child. I struggled to do all the OTC things for 4 days and go progressively worse. The weekend started the next day and I would not be able to get an apt t. So I looked up what I was prescribed back in 2014 when I last had it and immediately started the clyndamycin. After the second dose the symptoms started to subside and on Monday i got my Teledoc aptmt and was prescribed clyndamycin. So it worked and it helped.

[@mm-et7dx]

I think it is still safe like Panadol, cough syrup etc meds for common sicknesses like fever, flu, sore throat. Meds for chronic diseases sure won't expire because one will finish them before they expire.

[@kingseiryu929]

Another dangerous topic for Steven to explore. Daredevil

[@EJBelge]

"EAT"? Should't it be To take instead?

[@HalaLi-x6j]

Take and eat it :*

[@cac1504]

Talking Point shoukd investigate the benefits of "Ensure".

[@r.shufiyati9403]

Steve deserves a salary raise from CNA 😄

[@siokhwee77]

The bro in the show kept the medications right above the stoves!! Surely there are better places in the home to store it.

[@deschan2246]

Less potency is unlikely to kill you.

[@ramblingrob4693]

Prescribed med is not like OTC med, so shelf life is different, an most OTC med is only stored at room temperature

[@jhangaviola8821]

Amazing. :)

[@Screamingtut]

Most OTC meds are still good for at least 2 years after the date, After that most meds will become less effective but will still work to a point. As for Rx drugs most meds will still be good but less effective. but there are some that my not.

[@Dominus_Potatus]

So... expired date is a way to avoid lawsuit. For food, it is usually date when manufacturer guarantee the taste rather than microorganism. Think logically, how come a bacteria grows in a nitrogen rich, salt rich environment in addition of preservatives.

[@bbppchan]

Look like the lady at the start not only consume expired medicine but also did not finish her antibiotics course

[@danielch6662]

Which one was an antibiotic? I'm not a pharmacist. Not familiar with the names on the boxes.

[@John_Smith_86]

That would be wayyy more of a problem. Moreover, to take it repeatedly on and off

[@nhy123123]

@@danielch6662 the one in the purple box - Augmentin, haha

[@Momo5Mon]

check the expiry on the foil, not the label printed by clinic as the latter is usually not accurate.

[@derrickcsh]

From durian to meds, that took a fast turn

[@happytimeforall6059]

omg, how can he continue putting his body through these experiments

[@liowyew]

Are supplements the same?

[@Strawberrydewdrop]

*finds this video to figure out if I can take medicine bc its 4am and no stores are open* *knocks back the cough medicine before he even gets the test results back* 😅😂

[@angbidatv1083]

It's not okay to use the expired medicine you're life will put into danger of using expired drugs and that is why in the label of every drugs there is indication of expired dates and as well the manufacturing dates

[@naan000]

whoopsies

[@danielch6662]

Expiry dates don't work the way you think.

[@John_Smith_86]

Medications (the tablet pills type) are generally stable chemicals that do not interact strongly with the environment. When stored in the dark and away from sources of heat and unopened, there is no reason why they would break down at a high rate, as his lab tests showed. The main downside is that their effectiveness would progressively decrease, but this is usually not a problem. Both my doctor and my pharmacist agreed as well, there is no realistic danger.

[@joshua01]

Only one way to find out. I’m going on a 2 week meditation diet 😅

[@raymondlow393]

Is it safe to still use Symbicort after their expiry dates. Any advice from qualified personnels out here ? Thanks.

[@HalaLi-x6j]

21:19 If you have exp'd meds FKIN RETURN THEM for safe disposal. Landfilling contaminates the soil 🤦‍♀️

[@TMM6900]

Don't throw away. Dispose probably

[@carmenrivera3737]

Is it ok o use Famotidine with a 2022 expiration date?

[@selendrithtiras8659]

Those packages from gp or polyclinic,got indicate expiry date meh?

[@tjsells9288]

I took Tylenol 3 that was manufactured in 1987 I found these meds when I was sick an desperate for relief… long story short it worked fine lol

[@caedanteng5417]

Yea and am surprise some does not practice what they preach.

[@1stfiller696]

This is what am i looking for

[@diva555sg]

Storing in a cupboard is not ideal in hot & humid Singapore. Even before expiry it grow brown spot. Unbeknown to us mold do grow in shelf & cupboard even though we can't see it but not to the mold specialist. Lots of ppl have mold, parasite & inflammation in their body system & don't even know it till it become full blown. Its so much your immunity can do. So be kind to your body & learn abt forever chemical & the dirty dozen.

[@emyp5285]

i have a study made by the fda and the army that have analysed 20 + after expiration date and for the most they all still worked fine.... I wouldnt take a medication that is life saving like insuline or heart meds. nor the liquid ones that is passed one year...

[@calumsowhat]

eat?? shouldn't it be take?

[@kimberthug]

I immediately thought the same thing, really odd word choice.

[@jonyongkkkl5119]

I mean if Zombie apocalypse happens, no one in their right mind would be looking at the expiry date. it all boils down to common sense.

[@lastChang]

Chinese 🇨🇳 medicines don't have expiration date. Lol

[@fsfs2778]

right 😂 but its funny how you forgot vegetables dont too but they can rot 😂😂

[@SpecJack15]

Don't forget that TCM medicines are compounded herbs, so they are more susceptible to degradation.

[@lynslee]

In the usa, you can’t just throw your meds in the garbage. You have to properly dispose of them at a medical facility 😅

[@skygraphersub3056]

If poison is expired….will it is not be poisonous anymore? Or more poisonous. 😮

[@12347873]

Not expired but best before.

[@MdArmanBCs]

Love

[@deschan2246]

Nothing happen, safe to eat. Something happen, not safe

[@awolpeace1781]

So no sniper bullet from the pharmaceutical industry for doing this report?

[@jessicaregina1956]

Because us army did this study long long ago, u try to sniper them, they will call in the gunships

[@deeb.9250]

I have eaten expired meds, and vitamins... can confirm still alive

[@absolon55]

SHOULD I *TAKE EXPIRED MEDS? We do not use the word eat when it comes to medicine.

[@WilfredInninguImmambu-sb3cw]

Why we all choosing coffin ☹️

[@distilledmovies6809]

Don't think you should be saying OMG

[@kenmcleong8175]

Of course no

[@Jkl62200]

Aiyoh.. You don't 'eat' medicine. You take.

[@Asiansxsymbol]

I take expired everything.

[@speedmaster7107]

Medicine is not for "eating".

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

Nope!! Expired meds must be disposed off!! Even that is written on the packaging!

[@John_Smith_86]

Downvoted for incorrect conclusion. Medications (the tablet pills type) are generally stable chemicals that do not interact strongly with the environment. When stored in the dark and away from sources of heat and unopened, there is no reason why they would break down at a high rate, as his lab tests showed. The main downside is that their effectiveness would progressively decrease, but this is usually not a problem. Both my doctor and my pharmacist agreed as well, there is no realistic danger.

[@fsfs2778]

Ah yes, a layperson without any credentials, giving his opinion as googling made him an expert on this.

[@John_Smith_86]

@@fsfs2778 I have a science education from NUS. But obviously I don't claim to be a expert, just knowledgeable in chemistry on this specific application

[@wilson5377]

Expired meds is a walk in the park for Steven. Why? Simply because he's protected with vitamin D. Durian!😂😂😂

[@shinbi6009]

I have a huge 7 year old eye drops. Still use it.

[@ngrobert5054]

Bakery infomatics Diploma Williams Loh said is safe

[@fungsia5549]

Meds are never safe. Expired or not.

[@M_SC]

*Take meds. They say “eat” meds in Japanese and some other languages. But in English its ‘take’

[@lucretius8050]

In Japanese you "drink" (飲む) meds regardless of whether it is drinkable or not. Heard that it was due to the older times where pretty much all forms of medications are in powder form and often mixed with water for consumption.

[@eugeneteo9664]

after taking expired medicine,you will also expire earlier.

[@secret4764]

Expired medicine is safe, as long as it's sealed and not open, but the effects of medicine that's expired is not that 100 percent effective, compared to a medicine that's not expired. But for me I suggest not to take expired medicine because it's not that 100 percent safe, it's unsure, 50/50 safe or not safe.. You can take a medicine that expired maybe at least weeks ago, 1 month ago or 2 months ago... You need to still check it in the Laboratory if the medicine is still safe to eat, take or drink.. There some expired medicine that will change by its texture, color, taste and etc. that can also affects serious illness or diseases. It's better not to take a medicine that is expired. Well it's up to you. :)

[@remymartin1326]

Expired meds could be taken without any problems. It's just a slight decrease in potency or effectiveness. Pharm company is about profits,u know what I mean?

[@allythearts5439]

😂 no why would you take expired medicine 😂 whatttttt

[@fsfs2778]

Yeah i know right? Its like if you have a bad headache but only expired panadols, you would take a long walk down to buy fresh ones cuz you can right 😂😂😂

[@xiaoxiaojibai]

jus eat la, who got money to replenish medicine

[@HoPaoTan]

Go natural healing so no need to buy any medicines😂

[@l156a21]

Not very good at pronunciations, this Lita Chew Ek-strah-poh-layt, she says. Jesus Also preh-sur-vay-teevs, she says. Come on, MOE, you can do better than that

[@PAPnostandards]

“Healthcare is a need and not a commodity,” said Dr. Gomez, to drive home the point that for-profit healthcare systems have failed to support citizens in the fringes of our society. It is noteworthy to mention what Dr. Chee Soon Juan said in his opening remarks, that some Singaporeans have told him, “it is better to die than to fall sick in Singapore.” He has taken heed and it seems like he has gone all out to ensure that no sick man goes untreated, no family needs to be financially burdened when their loved ones fall sick and most importantly, everyone in Singapore has access to basic healthcare.

[@John_Smith_86]

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