{"id":26492,"date":"2019-04-06T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/?p=26492"},"modified":"2019-04-02T23:16:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:16:03","slug":"shelf-life-of-viagra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/viagra\/shelf-life-of-viagra\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Shelf Life of Viagra?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The expiration dates on prescription medications are largely arbitrary and don\u2019t necessarily mean that the drug will be ineffective if taken after those dates. Popping a Viagra tablet that\u2019s past its expiration date is unlikely to do you any harm, although it might be somewhat less effective than if taken in a timely fashion.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rooting around in your medicine cabinet, you\u2019ve discovered a prescription bottle for Viagra that\u2019s apparently been overlooked for some time. The expiration date for its contents has already passed. What do you do?<\/p>\n

Well, unless you\u2019ve got money to burn, you can feel fairly safe in taking the pills even though they are now past their expiration date. Exceptions should be made if the tablets are discolored, broken, or sticky.<\/p>\n

Expiration Dates Are Arbitrary<\/h3>\n

According to Drugs.com<\/a>, expiration dates are pretty much arbitrary, representing a date two or three years down the road when the drug\u2019s manufacturer has chosen to test its stability. In other words, the expiration date doesn\u2019t necessarily represent the point at which the drug has lost its effectiveness or become markedly less effective.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s extremely unlikely that a drug taken past its expiration date would be harmful, it could be somewhat less effective than if it were taken earlier. However, certain medications are much more subject to deterioration than others and should be discarded if not used by their expiration dates. According to Drugs.com, such medications include:<\/p>\n