5. Medication
Ends In: Requires medicine
Average Cost: Variable based on prescription
Typically, an expiration date is listed on the bottle of your prescription drug or over-the-counter medication. Prescriptions often have a one-year window within which to be filled before becoming void. The efficacy of the medications is the basis for the expiration dates.
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Drugs lose their potency with time. The latest day the drug’s maker can ensure complete safety and efficacy is the expiration date printed on the bottle or blister pack. If too much time elapses beyond that date, you may discover that the medication is ineffective or scarcely functional.
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