I just drank cough syrup from 2002 - Page 2

Canadian Bacon · 01-09-07, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Vibiana

Got any cats?

He did, 'til he fed them cat food from 1984

Lord Rick · 01-09-07, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushdog

Odds are it will simply be ineffective. Drugs don't particularly mutate into something lethal once they break down. <-- Not advice from a professional

I'm taking Pharm this semester so I know nothing, but my friend the pharmacist says expired tylenol can cause deafness (and I'm not joking about Rush Limbaugh, who took too many painkillers, not expired ones).

Also, drugs in solid form are more stable, generally, then liquid form. But I'd still respect the dates. Unless I was on a deserted island or something. Why take the chance?

Mopower · 01-09-07, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by twikoff

are you dead yet?

Yes

twikoff · 01-09-07, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mopower

Yes

can i have your dvds?

boogieman03 · 01-09-07, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pressplay

I think you should drink a glass of water from the future to even things out.

Mopower · 01-09-07, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by twikoff

can i have your dvds?

What do I care? I'm dead.

TomOpus · 01-09-07, 07:43 PM

Do you see live people?

Aphex Twin · 01-09-07, 08:05 PM

It will give you an erection that lasts about 8 hours. At least that's what happened to me.

Kittydreamer · 01-09-07, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mopower

What do I care? I'm dead.

Sweet! Can I have your car?

Canadian Bacon · 01-09-07, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kittydreamer

Sweet! Can I have your car?

Why? It's cheaper and safer to crush it at the junk yard

Mopower · 01-09-07, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Bacon

Why? It's cheaper and safer to crush it at the junk yard

An 07 Mazda 3? Oh yeah I forgot they haven't got Mazda's in Arkansas yet.

Bushdog · 01-09-07, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Rick

I'm taking Pharm this semester so I know nothing, but my friend the pharmacist says expired tylenol can cause deafness (and I'm not joking about Rush Limbaugh, who took too many painkillers, not expired ones).

Also, drugs in solid form are more stable, generally, then liquid form. But I'd still respect the dates. Unless I was on a deserted island or something. Why take the chance?

Not sure that's right. There was a report about a link between hydrocodone+acetaminophen abuse (aka Vicodin, aka Rush's good time) and deafness, but nothing I'm aware of about expired acetaminophen.

Search of tylenol.com, drugs.com, google in general, and asking a pharmacist I know all yield results that point to a misunderstanding somewhere.

Lord Rick · 01-09-07, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushdog

Not sure that's right. There was a report about a link between hydrocodone+acetaminophen abuse (aka Vicodin, aka Rush's good time) and deafness, but nothing I'm aware of about expired acetaminophen.

Search of tylenol.com, drugs.com, google in general, and asking a pharmacist I know all yield results that point to a misunderstanding somewhere.

Probably was a misunderstanding (and it was from a few years ago). I'll ask this person again. Or you could just have her call me.

j/k

thismeansyou · 01-09-07, 11:31 PM

Certain drugs definitely decompose into toxic and lethal compounds, but I doubt that anything sold OTC would be in this class because we'd have people dying left and right. Still, I'd trash it because it might be way less or more effective than it is intended to be, or decompose into compounds that interact dangerously with other medications you might be taking.

strife · 01-09-07, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Bacon

Why? It's cheaper and safer to crush it at the junk yard

what no way only worth 12 bullets. Drive it!

Lord Rick · 01-10-07, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Lord Rick

Probably was a misunderstanding (and it was from a few years ago). I'll ask this person again.

I asked him again and he said the details elude him (he's retired), but maintains that it's one of the few drugs that degrades to a toxic compound.

Sorry that I don't have more info. I couldn't find anything either. It could be that since this pharmacist is "old-school" that he was taught something they don't teach anymore.

Bushdog · 01-10-07, 08:27 AM

Thanks for checking. For good measure I'll ask that pharmacist I questioned (my wife) to check with other pharmacist friends to see if they have a sense of the issue.

Lord Rick · 01-10-07, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushdog

Thanks for checking. For good measure I'll ask that pharmacist I questioned (my wife) to check with other pharmacist friends to see if they have a sense of the issue.

He was good enough to followup with me. He now says that he misremembered and that the drug that does degrade to a toxic substance is tetracycline.

He was thinking about acetaminophen (tylenol) because he says a lot of people try to kill themselves with tylenol.

Sorry for the confusion.

nazz · 01-10-07, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Rick

He was thinking about acetaminophen (tylenol) because he says a lot of people try to kill themselves with tylenol.

Yeah. They mix it with a bunch of alcohol. They usually end up alive with liver damage after a charcoal NG tube.

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01-09-07, 11:31 PM	#39
thismeansyou Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 264	Certain drugs definitely decompose into toxic and lethal compounds, but I doubt that anything sold OTC would be in this class because we'd have people dying left and right. Still, I'd trash it because it might be way less or more effective than it is intended to be, or decompose into compounds that interact dangerously with other medications you might be taking.