I dont know what to expect to see happen with this at all. I sure wasnt expecting anything on the first day.
We cooked up some ground beef and chicken livers with some squash and beef broth.i mixed in the fenben and vitamins. She slurped it right up.
My wife said she slept all day.its not unusual for her to sleep all day.shes a lazy mutt.
When i came home,i noticed the rancid smelling breath wasnt bad,could usually smell it across the room. I didnt say anything.out of the blue my wife said "i really cant smell her breath". She was drooling some gross looking stuff. I assume the lump popped and was leaking.
The lump on her face looked like it shrunk. I didnt say anything to my wife. Woke up this morning and wife was all excited cuz the lump shrank and she can open her eye all the way. The lump is literally about half the size it was.
I did not think id be giving an update for atleast a few more days or a week. I dont know if these changes are a good thing caused by 1 dosing or its a bad thing indicating the end is near. Ill dose her again this morning and see what happens.
I read something awhile back where a news report said 'Don't throw away your old, unused medicines" as they retain their potency much longer than expected, most still retained 90% of their efficacy even 10 years later!
So, you may not need to employ the freezer, while also considering whether freezing may damage the medication.
You are correct - most drugs retain their potency for a long time. FDA has regulations that supposedly tell manufacturers that the expiration dates have to take into account if the drug still has 90% potency (for most drugs). Unfortunately that means many people discard their old meds that are probably fine, and have to go spend more money for no reason. It's maddening.
There are a few meds that absolutely do NOT last after the expiration date and they are toxic. Tetracycline is one big example - it becomes toxic. Insulin, Nitro, and Epi Pens shouldn't be taken if expired either, but that is because they lose potency quickly and you need your dose. Other issues can pop up if for example you are taking expired antibiotics and they lost some potency. You may have to be on them longer if that happens, but I personally would still use them if SHTF.
One last thing... If your drugs are compounded - the pharmacist made them onsite - I wouldn't ever use them past expiration date. Some say you can shake them and they'll be ok, but I think you are risking your health.
I save any unused meds. You never know when you might need them and not be able to get them.
Yes, I think I'll go with the frig. Thanks.
Someone told me that Ivermectin doesn't go bad, but I keep it in the fridge too.
Ok, thanks.
Yep. I do work for a company that makes supplements. They have to test product over time to ensure efficacy or potency or whatever over time. That correlates to the expiration date.
If you want to make claim that your product is good for 10 years you need to have data proving that to be true. Expiration dates can either be a legit time where the efficacy is trending downward or just when the manufacturer decided to stop collecting data.
In my own personal experience when I've had a rash or some other skin-related ailment that wouldn't go away, I'd go searching through my saved stash of Rx ointments, creams and pills. I never throw any medicine away. I stash just for a future SHTF moment.
These stashed medicines may have been prescribed for one of my kids, my spouse, myself or my elderly parent for some other reason sometimes years earlier and the tube or cream may be partially used or never opened.
Each time, I'd find one that worked and fixed the issue. I'd check the exp. date and be surprised to see that the medicine way past expiration, but still worked. Two particular examples were one was dispensed 7 years ago and the other was 12 years ago, still working fine!
Edit: I want to say in my case I do thorough research on any medications I may intend to use and don't use it willy-nilly like an idiot. Caveat emptor!