Take antipyretics as an example. Some children's antipyretic oral liquids, because they are sugary preparations, may undergo visible or invisible changes such as odor and mildew under the influence of environmental factors such as light, temperature and humidity. Although they have not expired, they cannot be used. Other drugs will also have this situation.
Expired drugs have problems of effectiveness and safety, which not only reduce the curative effect, but also decompose into new substances due to deterioration, causing harm to human body. If you accidentally take expired drugs, it is recommended to drink plenty of water to accelerate drug excretion. At the same time, contact the contracted doctors in the community for consultation. If you feel unwell, see a doctor as soon as possible.
A more reasonable way to deal with Class A drugs is to put them in the special recycling station of pharmacies, and then the supervision department will handle them uniformly. However, at present, the number of drug recycling stations in most cities is limited, and they can only handle expired drugs by themselves. According to the survey, most people throw the expired drugs at home into the daily garbage, but many people take them apart, cut them into pieces and throw them away because they are worried that the complete drugs will be improperly recycled.
Unpack the package, then grind the tablets into powder and throw them away directly. In fact, this is a certain pollution to the environment, especially if the crushed drugs are antibiotics, which is more likely to cause pollution. It is suggested to throw out the expired drugs together with the whole package and throw them into the harmful trash can.
If you are worried about improper medication, choose to prescribe medicine, such as common cold medicine.